ArticleFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2021
Designing and Testing of a System for Aerosolization and Recovery of Viable Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV): Theoretical and Engineering Considerations.
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- The BioCascade-VIVAS system for collection and delivery of virus-laden size-fractionated airborne particles.Journal of aerosol science · 2024Article
- Spatiotemporal relative risk distribution of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in the United States.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Effects of nanosized water droplet generation on number concentration measurement of virus aerosols when using an airblast atomizer.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infections cause significant economic losses to swine producers every year. Aerosols containing infectious PRRSV are an important route of transmission, and proper treatment of air could mitigate the airborne spread of the virus within and between barns. Previous bioaerosol studies focused on the microbiology of PRRSV aerosols; thus, the current study addressed the engineering aspects of virus aerosolization and collection. Specific objectives were to (1) build and test a virus aerosolization system, (2) achieve a uniform and repeatable aerosol generation and collection throughout all replicates, (3) identify and minimize sources of variation, and (4) verify that the collection system (impingers) performed similarly. The system for virus aerosolization was built and tested (Obj. 1). The uniform airflow distribution was confirmed using a physical tracer (<12% relative standard deviation) for all treatments and sound engineering control of flow rates (Obj. 2). Theoretical uncertainty analyses and mass balance calculations showed <3% loss of air mass flow rate between the inlet and outlet (Obj. 3). A comparison of TCID
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