Efficacy and safety of disinfectants for decontamination of N95 and SN95 filtering facepiece respirators: a systematic review

K O'Hearn, S Gertsman, R Webster… - Journal of Hospital …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Decontaminating and reusing filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) for
healthcare workers is a potential solution to address inadequate FFR supply during a global …

Decontamination of N95 respirators against SARS-CoV-2: A scoping review

R Sarkis-Onofre, R do Carmo Borges, G Demarco… - Journal of Dentistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives This scoping review aimed to map and compile the available evidence regarding
the effectiveness of decontaminating N95 respirators against the novel coronavirus (SARS …

[HTML][HTML] Tailoring surface wettability to reduce chances of infection of COVID-19 by a respiratory droplet and to improve the effectiveness of personal protection …

R Bhardwaj, A Agrawal - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Motivated by the fact that the drying time of respiratory droplets is related to the spread of
COVID-19 [R. Bhardwaj and A. Agrawal,“Likelihood of survival of coronavirus in a …

Real-time indoor sensing of volatile organic compounds during building disinfection events via photoionization detection and proton transfer reaction mass …

X Ding, H Lu, J Jiang, A Tasoglou, AD Shah… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photoionization detectors (PIDs) are low-cost sensors that are widely used for real-time
volatile organic compound (VOC) monitoring in buildings. Performance assessment of PIDs …

[HTML][HTML] Supercritical CO2 sterilization: An effective treatment to reprocess FFP3 face masks and to reduce waste during COVID-19 pandemic

V Santos-Rosales, C López-Iglesias… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic unveiled an unprecedented scarcity of personal
protective equipment (PPE) available in sanitary premises and for the population worldwide …

Risk assessment for long-and short-range airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2, indoors and outdoors

F Poydenot, I Abdourahamane, E Caplain, S Der… - PNAS …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Preventive measures to reduce infection are needed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and
prepare for a possible endemic phase. Current prophylactic vaccines are highly effective to …

Measurement of filtration efficiencies of healthcare and consumer materials using modified respirator fit tester setup

KD Long, EV Woodburn, IC Berg, V Chen, WS Scott - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
During the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic there is unprecedented demand for personal
protective equipment (PPE), especially N95 respirators and surgical masks. The ability of …

[HTML][HTML] Decontamination of common healthcare facility surfaces contaminated with SARS-CoV-2 using peracetic acid dry fogging

T Cutts, S Kasloff, D Safronetz, J Krishnan - Journal of Hospital Infection, 2021 - Elsevier
Summary Background The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has highlighted the urgent need for safe
and effective surface decontamination methods, particularly in healthcare settings. Aim To …

Evaluation of supercritical CO2 sterilization efficacy for sanitizing personal protective equipment from the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

D Bennet, AF Harris, J Lacombe, C Brooks… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO 2)
sterilization-based NovaClean process for decontamination and reprocessing of personal …

Review of aerosolized hydrogen peroxide, vaporized hydrogen peroxide, and hydrogen peroxide gas plasma in the decontamination of filtering facepiece respirators

D Berger, G Gundermann, A Sinha, M Moroi… - American journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has led to over 170? million cases …