Decontamination of surgical face masks and N95 respirators by dry heat pasteurization for one hour at 70°C

BACKGROUND: The need for protective masks greatly exceeds their global supply during the current COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: We optimized the temperature used in the dry heat pasteurization method to destroy pathogens and decontaminate masks while retaining their filtering capacity. RESULTS: The cur...

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Autores principales: Xiang, Yi, Song, Qifa, Gu, Wenzhen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7260521/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32479844
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2020.05.026

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