ReviewMaterials science & engineering. R, Reports : a review journal2021
Electrospun ultrafine fibers for advanced face masks.
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- Research Advances in Electrospun Nanofiber Membranes for Non-Invasive Medical Applications.Micromachines · 2024Review
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- Cryo-Electrospinning Generates Highly Porous Fiber Scaffolds Which Improves Trabecular Meshwork Cell Infiltration.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2023Article
- Electrospun Metal-Organic Framework-Fabric Nanocomposites as Efficient Bactericides.Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids · 2023Article
- Electrospun nanofibers for medical face mask with protection capabilities against viruses: State of the art and perspective for industrial scale-up.Applied materials today · 2023Review
- Research progress in preparation, properties, and applications of medical protective fiber materials.Applied materials today · 2023Review
- Advancements of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials in Environmental and Human Protection for Combatting the COVID-19 During and Post-pandemic Era: A Comprehensive Scientific Review.Biomedical materials & devices (New York, N.Y.) · 2023Review
- Enhanced Filtration Efficiency of Natural Materials with the Addition of Electrospun Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) Fibres.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Resource recovery from discarded COVID-19 PPE kit through catalytic fast pyrolysis.Journal of analytical and applied pyrolysis · 2023Article
- Simple fabrication of an electrospun polystyrene microfiber filter that meets N95 filtering facepiece respirator filtration and breathability standards.Journal of applied polymer science · 2023Article
- Smart Mask as Wearable for Post-Pandemic Personal Healthcare.Biosensors · 2023Review
- Worldwide fight against COVID-19 using nanotechnology, polymer science, and 3D printing technology.Polymer bulletin (Berlin, Germany) · 2023Review
- PVDF/PLA electrospun fiber membrane impregnated with metal nanoparticles for emulsion separation, surface antimicrobial, and antifouling activities.Science China. Technological sciences · 2023Article
- High-efficiency retention of ultrafine aerosols by electrospun nanofibers.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Microstructural evaluation and recommendations for face masks in community use to reduce the transmission of respiratory infectious diseases.Computer methods and programs in biomedicine · 2022Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has triggered great global public health concern. Face masks are essential tools to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2 from human to human. However, there are still challenges to prolong the serving life and maintain the filtering performance of the current commercial mask. Filters composed of ultrafine fibers with diameter down to tens of nanometers have the potential to physically block viruses. With adjustable composition and nanostructures, the electrospun ultrafine fiber filter is possible to achieve other necessary functions beyond virus blocking, such as antiviral, transparent, and degradable, making it an important part of fighting the epidemic. In this review, beginning with the basic information of the viruses, we summarize the knowledge of masks and respirators, including the filtering mechanism, structure, classification, and standards. We further present the fabrication method, filtering performance, and reusable potential of electrospun ultrafine fiber-based masks. In the end, we discuss the development directions of ultrafine fibers in protective devices, especially their new functional applications and possible contributions in the prevention and control of the epidemic.
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