ReviewBiophysical journal2021
Principles and practice for SARS-CoV-2 decontamination of N95 masks with UV-C.
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12 citing papers in PubMed.
- Ultrafast inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 by 254-nm UV-C irradiation on porous and non-porous media of medical interest using an omnidirectional chamber.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Pollution free UV-C radiation to mitigate COVID-19 transmission.Gondwana research : international geoscience journal · 2023Article
- Fast inactivation of coronavirus in filtering-facepiece respirators in a reflective cylindrical UV-C chamber.Journal of photochemistry and photobiology · 2022Article
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of UV-C dose for photoinactivation of SARS-CoV-2 in contaminated N95 respirator, surgical and cotton fabric masks.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2022Article
- Ozone as an alternative decontamination process for N95 facemask and biosafety gowns.Materials letters · 2022Article
- Ultraviolet-C Irradiation, Heat, and Storage as Potential Methods of Inactivating SARS-CoV-2 and Bacterial Pathogens on Filtering Facepiece Respirators.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Decontamination of High-Efficiency Mask Filters From Respiratory Pathogens Including SARS-CoV-2 by Non-thermal Plasma.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Article
- Review of the Effect of Continuous Use and Limited Reuse of N95 Respirators on Respirator Fit.Journal of the International Society for Respiratory Protection · 2022Article
- UVC-based photoinactivation as an efficient tool to control the transmission of coronaviruses.The Science of the total environment · 2021Review
- Principles and practice for SARS-CoV-2 decontamination of N95 masks with UV-C.Biophysical journal · 2021Review
- Biophysicists' outstanding response to Covid-19.Biophysical journal · 2021Article
- Decontamination of N95 respirators against SARS-CoV-2: A scoping review.Journal of dentistry · 2021Article
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Abstract
A mainstay of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic is the N95 filtering facepiece respirator. N95 respirators are commonly used to protect healthcare workers from respiratory pathogens, including the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, and are increasingly employed by other frontline workers and the general public. Under routine circumstances, these masks are disposable, single-use items, but extended use and reuse practices have been broadly enacted to alleviate critical supply shortages during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Although extended-time single use presents a low risk of pathogen transfer, repeated donning and doffing of potentially contaminated masks presents increased risk of pathogen transfer. Therefore, efficient and safe decontamination methods for N95 masks are needed to reduce the risk of reuse and mitigate local supply shortages. Here, we review the available literature concerning use of germicidal ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light to decontaminate N95 masks. We propose a practical method for repeated point-of-use decontamination using commercially available UV-C cross-linker boxes from molecular biology laboratories to expose each side of the mask to 800-1200 mJ/cm
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