A scalable method of applying heat and humidity for decontamination of N95 respirators during the COVID-19 crisis.

A lack of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFRs) during the COVID-19 crisis has placed healthcare workers at risk. It is important for any N95 reuse strategy to determine the effects that proposed protocols would have on the physical functioning of the mask, as well as the practical aspects of i...

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Main Authors: Loïc Anderegg, Cole Meisenhelder, Chiu Oan Ngooi, Lei Liao, Wang Xiao, Steven Chu, Yi Cui, John M Doyle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234851