ArticleJournal of medical virology2020
Decontamination of face masks with steam for mask reuse in fighting the pandemic COVID-19: Experimental supports.
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52 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Disinfection methods against SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review.The Journal of hospital infection · 2022Pooled it
- Mask decontamination methods (model N95) for respiratory protection: a rapid review.Systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Safety in the practice of decontaminating filtering facepiece respirators: A systematic review.American journal of infection control · 2021Pooled it
- Exploring options for reprocessing of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators (N95-FFRs) amidst COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
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- Factors influencing bacterial viability on face masks and bactericidal effect of disinfection methods.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Engineered Electrically Heatable Face Masks for Direct Inactivation of Aerosolized Viruses on the Mask Surfaces.ACS ES&T engineering · 2024Article
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- Single-Layer and Double-Layer Filtration Materials Based on Polyvinylidene Fluoride-Co-hexafluoropropylene Nanofibers Coated on Melamine Microfibers.ACS applied nano materials · 2023Article
- Carbon footprint assessment of face masks in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: Based on different protective performance and applicable scenarios.Journal of cleaner production · 2023Article
- Waste management beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: Bibliometric and text mining analyses.Gondwana research : international geoscience journal · 2023Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour of college students in disposing used masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in DKI Jakarta Province.F1000Research · 2023Article
- Elucidating the role of environmental management of forests, air quality, solid waste and wastewater on the dissemination of SARS-CoV-2.Hygiene and environmental health advances · 2022Review
- Comparison of filtration efficiency and respiratory resistance of COVID-19 protective masks by multi-national standards.American journal of infection control · 2022Article
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- Face Masks to Combat Coronavirus (COVID-19)-Processing, Roles, Requirements, Efficacy, Risk and Sustainability.Polymers · 2022Review
- An Experimental Analysis of Five Household Equipment-Based Methods for Decontamination and Reuse of Surgical Masks.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Fabrication of a High-Performance and Reusable Planar Face Mask in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.Engineering (Beijing, China) · 2022Article
- Thermoplasmonics Decontamination of Respirators Face Masks Using Silver Nanoparticles: A New Weapon in the Fight Against COVID-19 Pandemic.Plasmonics (Norwell, Mass.) · 2022Article
- Safety for the Rhinologist in the Age of COVID-19: Mask Use, Nasal Corticosteroids, Saline Irrigation, and Endoscopic Procedures - Literature Review.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2022Article
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Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) has claimed many lives worldwide. Wearing medical masks (MMs) or N95 masks ([N95Ms] namely N95 respirators) can slow the virus spread and reduce the infection risk. Reuse of these masks can minimize waste, protect the environment, and help solve the current imminent shortage of masks. Disinfection of used masks is needed for their reuse with safety, but improper decontamination can damage the blocking structure of masks. In this study, we demonstrated using the avian coronavirus of infectious bronchitis virus to mimic SARS-CoV-2 that MMs and N95Ms retained their blocking efficacy even after being steamed on boiling water for 2 hours. We also demonstrated that three brands of MMs blocked over 99% viruses in aerosols. The avian coronavirus was completely inactivated after being steamed for 5 minutes. Altogether, this study suggested that MMs are adequate for use on most social occasions and both MMs and N95Ms can be reused for a few days with steam decontamination between use.
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