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ArticleEngineering (Beijing, China)2022

Fabrication of a High-Performance and Reusable Planar Face Mask in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Shui Hu, Hongchi Tian, Shijia Zhang, Dan Wang, Guozhuo Gong, Weihua Yue, Keyang Liu, Song Hong, Rui Wang, Qingqing Yuan and 4 more

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Article in Engineering (Beijing, China), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Shui HuState Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
Hongchi TianDawn Polymer (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing 101599, China.
Shijia ZhangDawn Polymer (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing 101599, China.
Dan WangState Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
Guozhuo GongBeijing Municipal Institute of Labor Protection, Beijing 100054, China.
Weihua YueBeijing Institute of Medical Device Testing, Beijing 101111, China.
Keyang LiuBeijing Institute of Medical Device Testing, Beijing 101111, China.
Song HongState Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
Rui WangSchool of Materials Design and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
Qingqing YuanState Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
Yonglai LuState Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
Dong WangState Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
Liqun ZhangState Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
Jianfeng ChenState Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused a surge in demand for face masks, with the massive consumption of masks leading to an increase in resource-related and environmental concerns. In this work, we fabricated meltblown polypropylene (mb-PP)-based high-performance planar face masks and investigated the effects of six commonly used disinfection methods and various mask-wearing periods on the reusability of these masks. The results show that, after three cycles of treatment using hot water at 70 °C for 30 min, which is one of the most scalable, user-friendly methods for viral disinfection, the particle filtration efficiency (PFE) of the mask remained almost unchanged. After mask wearing for 24 h and subsequent disinfection using the same treatment procedures, the PFE decreased to 91.3%; the average number of bacterial and fungal colonies was assessed to be 9.2 and 51.6 colony-forming units per gram (CFU∙g

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DisinfectionMaskParticle filtration efficiencyReusableSchlieren photography

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PMID34745685
PMCPMC8563499

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