Applying negative ions and an electric field to countermeasure droplets/aerosol transmission without hindering communication

In the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdown and acryl partitions were adopted as countermeasures against droplets/aerosol infections; however, these countermeasures restrict communication. In this study, a blocking device was developed using negative ions and an electric field. The device blocks mists simula...

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Autores principales: Kanda, Kaito, Nishimura, Hisaaki, Koiso, Takuya, Takemoto, Kousuke, Nakagoe, Kazuma, Yamada, Tetsuya, Takahashi, Masaharu, Hanafusa, Mariko, Kawahara, Tomoki, Yanagida, Yasuko, Kuramochi, Jin, Fujiwara, Takeo
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10460439/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37634041
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40303-5
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author Kanda, Kaito
Nishimura, Hisaaki
Koiso, Takuya
Takemoto, Kousuke
Nakagoe, Kazuma
Yamada, Tetsuya
Takahashi, Masaharu
Hanafusa, Mariko
Kawahara, Tomoki
Yanagida, Yasuko
Kuramochi, Jin
Fujiwara, Takeo
author_facet Kanda, Kaito
Nishimura, Hisaaki
Koiso, Takuya
Takemoto, Kousuke
Nakagoe, Kazuma
Yamada, Tetsuya
Takahashi, Masaharu
Hanafusa, Mariko
Kawahara, Tomoki
Yanagida, Yasuko
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description In the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdown and acryl partitions were adopted as countermeasures against droplets/aerosol infections; however, these countermeasures restrict communication. In this study, a blocking device was developed using negative ions and an electric field. The device blocks mists simulating droplets/aerosol by a maximum of 89% but transmits light and sound, which is important for communication. The device demonstrated effective blocking performance for aerosol, including the COVID-19 virus spread from patients in a clinic. Our device can help prevent infections without disrupting communication.
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spelling pubmed-104604392023-08-28 Applying negative ions and an electric field to countermeasure droplets/aerosol transmission without hindering communication Kanda, Kaito Nishimura, Hisaaki Koiso, Takuya Takemoto, Kousuke Nakagoe, Kazuma Yamada, Tetsuya Takahashi, Masaharu Hanafusa, Mariko Kawahara, Tomoki Yanagida, Yasuko Kuramochi, Jin Fujiwara, Takeo Sci Rep Article In the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdown and acryl partitions were adopted as countermeasures against droplets/aerosol infections; however, these countermeasures restrict communication. In this study, a blocking device was developed using negative ions and an electric field. The device blocks mists simulating droplets/aerosol by a maximum of 89% but transmits light and sound, which is important for communication. The device demonstrated effective blocking performance for aerosol, including the COVID-19 virus spread from patients in a clinic. Our device can help prevent infections without disrupting communication. Nature Publishing Group UK 2023-08-26 /pmc/articles/PMC10460439/ /pubmed/37634041 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40303-5 Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) .
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Nishimura, Hisaaki
Koiso, Takuya
Takemoto, Kousuke
Nakagoe, Kazuma
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Takahashi, Masaharu
Hanafusa, Mariko
Kawahara, Tomoki
Yanagida, Yasuko
Kuramochi, Jin
Fujiwara, Takeo
Applying negative ions and an electric field to countermeasure droplets/aerosol transmission without hindering communication
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title_full Applying negative ions and an electric field to countermeasure droplets/aerosol transmission without hindering communication
title_fullStr Applying negative ions and an electric field to countermeasure droplets/aerosol transmission without hindering communication
title_full_unstemmed Applying negative ions and an electric field to countermeasure droplets/aerosol transmission without hindering communication
title_short Applying negative ions and an electric field to countermeasure droplets/aerosol transmission without hindering communication
title_sort applying negative ions and an electric field to countermeasure droplets/aerosol transmission without hindering communication
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10460439/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37634041
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40303-5
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