ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2021
Enhanced Medical and Community Face Masks with Antimicrobial Properties: A Systematic Review.
Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Masks and respirators for prevention of respiratory infections: a state of the science review.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Quantification and characterization of manufactured nanomaterials shed from face masks.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Novel Core-Shell Nanostructure ofPolymers · 2025Article
- Development of Innovative Composite Nanofiber: Enhancing Polyamide-6 with ε-Poly-L-Lysine for Medical and Protective Textiles.Polymers · 2024Article
- Antimicrobial Properties of CuO Particles Deposited on a Medical Mask.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- A Novel Antipathogenic Agent for Nonwoven Fabric.Biomedical materials & devices (New York, N.Y.) · 2022Article
- Effective antiviral coatings for deactivating SARS-CoV-2 virus on N95 respirator masks or filters.Materials today. Advances · 2022Article
- Surface Functionalization of Non-Woven Fabrics Using a Novel Silica-Resin Coating Technology: Antiviral Treatment of Non-Woven Fabric Filters in Surgical Masks.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Authors and funding
6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Face masks help to limit transmission of infectious diseases entering through the nose and mouth. Beyond reprocessing and decontamination, antimicrobial treatments could extend the lifetime of face masks whilst also further reducing the chance of disease transmission. Here, we review the efficacy of treatments pertaining antimicrobial properties to medical face masks, filtering facepiece respirators and non-medical face masks. Searching databases identified 2113 studies after de-duplication. A total of 17 relevant studies were included in the qualitative synthesis. Risk of bias was found to be moderate or low in all cases. Sixteen articles demonstrated success in avoiding proliferation (if not elimination) of viruses and/or bacteria. In terms of methodology, no two articles employed identical approaches to efficacy testing. Our findings highlight that antimicrobial treatment is a promising route to extending the life and improving the safety of face masks. In order to reach significant achievements, shared and precise methodology and reporting is needed.
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