The physics of respiratory particle generation, fate in the air, and inhalation

L Morawska, G Buonanno, A Mikszewski… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Given that breathing is one of the most fundamental physiological functions, there is an
urgent need to broaden our understanding of the fluid dynamics that governs it. There would …

The ventilation of buildings and other mitigating measures for COVID-19: a focus on wintertime

HC Burridge, RK Bhagat… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The year 2020 has seen the emergence of a global pandemic as a result of the disease
COVID-19. This report reviews knowledge of the transmission of COVID-19 indoors …

CO2 concentration monitoring inside educational buildings as a strategic tool to reduce the risk of Sars-CoV-2 airborne transmission

A Di Gilio, J Palmisani, M Pulimeno, F Cerino… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
In order to avoid SARS-CoV-2 transmission inside educational buildings and promote the
safe reopening of schools, the Italian Government, in line with the other European countries …

On-site airborne pathogen detection for infection risk mitigation

G Qiu, X Zhang, AJ deMello, M Yao, J Cao… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Human-infecting pathogens that transmit through the air pose a significant threat to public
health. As a prominent instance, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 …

Modeling the factors that influence exposure to SARS‐CoV‐2 on a subway train carriage

D Miller, MF King, J Nally, JR Drodge, GI Reeves… - Indoor …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We propose the Transmission of Virus in Carriages (TVC) model, a computational model
which simulates the potential exposure to SARS‐CoV‐2 for passengers traveling in a …

Prediction of respiratory droplets evolution for safer academic facilities planning amid COVID-19 and future pandemics: A numerical approach

JJ Quiñones, A Doosttalab, S Sokolowski… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Airborne dispersion of the novel SARS-CoV-2 through the droplets produced during
expiratory activities is one of the main transmission mechanisms of this virus from one …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges in simulating and modeling the airborne virus transmission: A state-of-the-art review

F Pourfattah, LP Wang, W Deng, YF Ma, L Hu… - Physics of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Recently, the COVID-19 virus pandemic has led to many studies on the airborne
transmission of expiratory droplets. While limited experiments and on-site measurements …

Comparing bioaerosol emission after flushing in squat and bidet toilets: Quantitative microbial risk assessment for defecation and hand washing postures

W Ali, D An, Y Yang, B Cui, J Ma, H Zhu, M Li… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Indoor bathroom is an essential place in daily human life, and the toilet in it releases
bioaerosols with varying emission characteristics, having a noticeable influence on human …

[HTML][HTML] SARS CoV-2 aerosol: How far it can travel to the lower airways?

MS Islam, P Larpruenrudee, AR Paul, G Paul… - Physics of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The recent outbreak of the SARS CoV-2 virus has had a significant effect on human
respiratory health around the world. The contagious disease infected a large proportion of …

Influence of ambient conditions on evaporation and transport of respiratory droplets in indoor environment

R Pal, S Sarkar, A Mukhopadhyay - International Communications in Heat …, 2021 - Elsevier
Respiratory droplets are playing a significant role in the transmission of any flu type disease
as well as SARS-Cov-2 virus. The presence of pathogens affects the evaporation of the …