[HTML][HTML] Electrospun nanofibers for medical face mask with protection capabilities against viruses: State of the art and perspective for industrial scale-up

A Cimini, E Imperi, A Picano, M Rossi - Applied Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Face masks have proven to be a useful protection from airborne viruses and bacteria,
especially in the recent years pandemic outbreak when they effectively lowered the risk of …

Staphylococcus epidermidis is a safer surrogate of Staphylococcus aureus in testing bacterial filtration efficiency of face masks

S Chiera, F Bosco, C Mollea, A Piscitello, R Sethi… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Face masks play a role in reducing the spread of airborne pathogens, providing that they
have a good filtration performance, are correctly fitted and maintained. Bacterial Filtration …

New strontium-based coatings show activity against pathogenic bacteria in spine infection

D Ghezzi, G Graziani, M Cappelletti… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Infections of implants and prostheses represent relevant complications associated with the
implantation of biomedical devices in spine surgery. Indeed, due to the length of the surgical …

Negative Voltage Electrospinning for the Production of Highly Efficient PVDF Filters

C Gotti, M Torsello, R Onesti… - Macromolecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, the demand for filter media has increased dramatically, driven by the need to
manufacture personal protective equipment and for various applications in the industrial and …

Breath moisture-induced electroactive nanofibrous membrane for efficient antibacterial and antiviral air filtration

J Chen, S Zhang, Y Dou, G Han, N Wang, Z Qu… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The high humidity environment created by human breath can easily lead to charge loss in
the mask's filter and weaken the mask's filtration effect on aerosols containing bacteria and …

Size-dependent aerosol penetration through facemasks and respirators (FMRs) during simulated exhalation and cough

TR Sosnowski, L Morawska, J Szczepańska… - Advanced Powder …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite a good understanding of the filtration properties of various face and nose coverings
during aerosol inhalation, their effectiveness in reducing aerosol emitted by infected …

A Novel Liquid Electret Charging Polylactic Acid Meltblown Nonwovens With High Filterability and Charge Stability

Q Zhang, S Yuan, M Hussain, X Ye, Y Fang, B Yu… - papers.ssrn.com
Improving filtration performance and long-term stable storage of charges have always been
two core issues on polylactic acid meltblown nonwovens (PLA MBs) as filter materials …