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Face Masks in the New COVID-19 Normal: Materials, Testing, and Perspectives
The increasing prevalence of infectious diseases in recent decades has posed a serious threat to public health. Routes of transmission differ, but the respiratory droplet or airborne route has the greatest potential to disrupt social intercourse, while being amenable to prevention by the humble face...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7429109/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32832908 http://dx.doi.org/10.34133/2020/7286735 |
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author | Chua, Ming Hui Cheng, Weiren Goh, Shermin Simin Kong, Junhua Li, Bing Lim, Jason Y. C. Mao, Lu Wang, Suxi Xue, Kun Yang, Le Ye, Enyi Zhang, Kangyi Cheong, Wun Chet Davy Tan, Beng Hoon Li, Zibiao Tan, Ban Hock Loh, Xian Jun |
author_facet | Chua, Ming Hui Cheng, Weiren Goh, Shermin Simin Kong, Junhua Li, Bing Lim, Jason Y. C. Mao, Lu Wang, Suxi Xue, Kun Yang, Le Ye, Enyi Zhang, Kangyi Cheong, Wun Chet Davy Tan, Beng Hoon Li, Zibiao Tan, Ban Hock Loh, Xian Jun |
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description | The increasing prevalence of infectious diseases in recent decades has posed a serious threat to public health. Routes of transmission differ, but the respiratory droplet or airborne route has the greatest potential to disrupt social intercourse, while being amenable to prevention by the humble face mask. Different types of masks give different levels of protection to the user. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has even resulted in a global shortage of face masks and the raw materials that go into them, driving individuals to self-produce masks from household items. At the same time, research has been accelerated towards improving the quality and performance of face masks, e.g., by introducing properties such as antimicrobial activity and superhydrophobicity. This review will cover mask-wearing from the public health perspective, the technical details of commercial and home-made masks, and recent advances in mask engineering, disinfection, and materials and discuss the sustainability of mask-wearing and mask production into the future. |
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spelling | pubmed-74291092020-08-21 Face Masks in the New COVID-19 Normal: Materials, Testing, and Perspectives Chua, Ming Hui Cheng, Weiren Goh, Shermin Simin Kong, Junhua Li, Bing Lim, Jason Y. C. Mao, Lu Wang, Suxi Xue, Kun Yang, Le Ye, Enyi Zhang, Kangyi Cheong, Wun Chet Davy Tan, Beng Hoon Li, Zibiao Tan, Ban Hock Loh, Xian Jun Research (Wash D C) Review Article The increasing prevalence of infectious diseases in recent decades has posed a serious threat to public health. Routes of transmission differ, but the respiratory droplet or airborne route has the greatest potential to disrupt social intercourse, while being amenable to prevention by the humble face mask. Different types of masks give different levels of protection to the user. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has even resulted in a global shortage of face masks and the raw materials that go into them, driving individuals to self-produce masks from household items. At the same time, research has been accelerated towards improving the quality and performance of face masks, e.g., by introducing properties such as antimicrobial activity and superhydrophobicity. This review will cover mask-wearing from the public health perspective, the technical details of commercial and home-made masks, and recent advances in mask engineering, disinfection, and materials and discuss the sustainability of mask-wearing and mask production into the future. AAAS 2020-08-07 /pmc/articles/PMC7429109/ /pubmed/32832908 http://dx.doi.org/10.34133/2020/7286735 Text en Copyright © 2020 Ming Hui Chua et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Exclusive Licensee Science and Technology Review Publishing House. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0). |
spellingShingle | Review Article Chua, Ming Hui Cheng, Weiren Goh, Shermin Simin Kong, Junhua Li, Bing Lim, Jason Y. C. Mao, Lu Wang, Suxi Xue, Kun Yang, Le Ye, Enyi Zhang, Kangyi Cheong, Wun Chet Davy Tan, Beng Hoon Li, Zibiao Tan, Ban Hock Loh, Xian Jun Face Masks in the New COVID-19 Normal: Materials, Testing, and Perspectives |
title | Face Masks in the New COVID-19 Normal: Materials, Testing, and Perspectives |
title_full | Face Masks in the New COVID-19 Normal: Materials, Testing, and Perspectives |
title_fullStr | Face Masks in the New COVID-19 Normal: Materials, Testing, and Perspectives |
title_full_unstemmed | Face Masks in the New COVID-19 Normal: Materials, Testing, and Perspectives |
title_short | Face Masks in the New COVID-19 Normal: Materials, Testing, and Perspectives |
title_sort | face masks in the new covid-19 normal: materials, testing, and perspectives |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7429109/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32832908 http://dx.doi.org/10.34133/2020/7286735 |
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