ReviewEmergent materials2022
Electrospun nanofiber-based respiratory face masks-a review.
Review in Emergent materials, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Masks and respirators for prevention of respiratory infections: a state of the science review.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Advances in electrospun nanofiber-based personal protective equipment for active filtration.Discover nano · 2026Review
- Hyperbranched Polymer Dendrimers Embedded in Electrospun Nanofibers for Safe and Sustainable Antibacterial Filtration Materials.Polymers · 2026Article
- FibreCastML: an open web platform for predicting electrospun nanofibre diameter distributions for biomedical applications.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Engineered Nanofiber-Hydrogel Systems for Colorimetric Lactate Sensing from Breath.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2025Article
- Electrospun Smart Hybrid Nanofibers for Multifaceted Applications.Macromolecular rapid communications · 2025Review
- A review on surface modification of nanofibrous textiles for diverse applications: Focus on medical uses.Heliyon · 2025Review
- Virus removal by high-efficiency air (HEPA) filters and filtration capacity enhancement by nanotextiles: a pilot study.Folia microbiologica · 2024Article
- Attaching protein-adsorbing silica particles to the surface of cotton substrates for bioaerosol capture including SARS-CoV-2.Nature communications · 2023Article
- Electrospun Metal-Organic Framework-Fabric Nanocomposites as Efficient Bactericides.Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids · 2023Article
- Electrospun nanofibers for medical face mask with protection capabilities against viruses: State of the art and perspective for industrial scale-up.Applied materials today · 2023Review
- Electrospinning of Potential Medical Devices (Wound Dressings, Tissue Engineering Scaffolds, Face Masks) and Their Regulatory Approach.Pharmaceutics · 2023Review
- Recent advances and remaining barriers to the development of electrospun nanofiber and nanofiber composites for point-of-use and point-of-entry water treatment systems.Journal of hazardous materials advances · 2022Article
- Nanofiber-Based Odor-Free Medical Mask Fabrication Using Polyvinyl Butyral and Eucalyptus Anti Odor Agent.Polymers · 2022Article
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- Electrospinning of Biomedical Nanofibers/Nanomembranes: Effects of Process Parameters.Polymers · 2022Review
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2 authors.
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Abstract
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic of 2019 forced widespread use of face coverings as a mandatory step towards reducing infection by the virus. The face mask acts as a barrier for transmission of infected aerosols among its user and surrounding people. This has propelled pace of research and development of face masks around the world. This short review is an effort to present advances in materials and designs used for face masks. Details available in scientific literature and company brochures have been accessed and the use of nanomaterials and designs for the new generation of face masks have been discussed. Special attention was given to the face masks based on electrospun nanofiber-based membrane materials due to their nano-sized pores, light weight, and high filtration efficiency; therefore, they are commercially viable and popular among various products available in the market. Incorporation of metal organic framework (MOFs) and graphene have opened avenues to more advanced/multi-functional, reusable, and high capacity adsorption filtration membranes. Rapid prototyping/3-dimensional (3-D) printing techniques have been applied to shorten the time of manufacture of face masks. This review is expected to be very helpful for engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs working on development of novel face masks required in plenty during this pandemic period.
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