Development, manufacturing, and preliminary validation of a reusable half-face respirator during the COVID-19 pandemic.

<h4>Introduction</h4>The COVID-19 pandemic has led to widespread shortages of N95 respirators and other personal protective equipment (PPE). An effective, reusable, locally-manufactured respirator can mitigate this problem. We describe the development, manufacture, and preliminary testin...

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Main Authors: Vahid Anwari, William C K Ng, Arnaud Romeo Mbadjeu Hondjeu, Zixuan Xiao, Edem Afenu, Jessica Trac, Kate Kazlovich, Joshua Hiansen, Azad Mashari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247575