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ArticleScientific reports2021

Assessing the impact of multiple ultraviolet disinfection cycles on N95 filtering facepiece respirator integrity.

C Carolina Ontiveros, Crystal L Sweeney, Christopher Smith, Sean MacIsaac, Jessica L Bennett, Sebastian Munoz, Amina K Stoddart, Graham A Gagnon

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In one paragraph

Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. 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 · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

C Carolina OntiverosDepartment of Civil and Resource Engineering, Centre for Water Resources and Studies, Dalhousie University, 1360 Barrington St., Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9999-7095
Crystal L SweeneyDepartment of Civil and Resource Engineering, Centre for Water Resources and Studies, Dalhousie University, 1360 Barrington St., Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6479-7683
Christopher SmithNova Scotia Health Authority, 90 Lovett Lake Court, Suite 201, Halifax, NS, B3S 0H6, Canada.
Sean MacIsaacDepartment of Civil and Resource Engineering, Centre for Water Resources and Studies, Dalhousie University, 1360 Barrington St., Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3893-2156
Jessica L BennettDepartment of Civil and Resource Engineering, Centre for Water Resources and Studies, Dalhousie University, 1360 Barrington St., Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9881-2482
Sebastian MunozDepartment of Civil and Resource Engineering, Centre for Water Resources and Studies, Dalhousie University, 1360 Barrington St., Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8712-9867
Amina K StoddartDepartment of Civil and Resource Engineering, Centre for Water Resources and Studies, Dalhousie University, 1360 Barrington St., Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8092-0226
Graham A GagnonDepartment of Civil and Resource Engineering, Centre for Water Resources and Studies, Dalhousie University, 1360 Barrington St., Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada. graham.gagnon@dal.ca.ORCID 0000-0001-5925-2294
Dalhousie University · CANova Scotia Health Authority · CA

Funding

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada ALLRP 549988 - 20Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada IRCPJ 349838-16Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada PGSD
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) were recommended to protect healthcare workers when providing care to infected patients. Despite their single-use disposable nature, the need to disinfect and repurpose FFRs is paramount during this global emergency. The objectives of this study were to (1) determine if UV treatment has an observable impact on respirator integrity; (2) test the impact of UV treatment on N95 FFR user fit; and (3) test the impact of UV treatment on FFR integrity. Ultraviolet (UV) disinfection was assessed in maintaining N95 FFR integrity. Two models of FFRs were exposed to UV fluences ranging from 0 to 10,000 mJ cm

Indexed as

N95 RespiratorsCOVID-19DisinfectionHealth PersonnelHumansMaterials TestingUltraviolet Rays

Identifiers

PMID34112828
PMCPMC8192506
OpenAlexW3167505114

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