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The Use of UVC Irradiation to Sterilize Filtering Facepiece Masks Limiting Airborne Cross-Infection
In addition to looking for effective drugs and a vaccine, which are necessary to save and protect human health, it is also important to limit, or at least to slow, the spread of coronavirus. One important element in this action is the use of individual protective devices such as filtering facepiece...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7600701/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33050590 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207396 |
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author | Kierat, Wojciech Augustyn, Weronika Koper, Piotr Pawlyta, Miroslawa Chrusciel, Arkadiusz Wyrwol, Bernard |
author_facet | Kierat, Wojciech Augustyn, Weronika Koper, Piotr Pawlyta, Miroslawa Chrusciel, Arkadiusz Wyrwol, Bernard |
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description | In addition to looking for effective drugs and a vaccine, which are necessary to save and protect human health, it is also important to limit, or at least to slow, the spread of coronavirus. One important element in this action is the use of individual protective devices such as filtering facepiece masks. Currently, masks that use a mechanical filter, such as a HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) filter, are often used. In some countries that do not have a well-developed healthcare system or in exceptional situations, there is a real and pressing need to restore filters for reuse. This article presents technical details for a very simple device for sterilization, including of HEPA polymer filters. The results of biological and microscopic tests confirming the effectiveness of the sterilization performed in the device are presented. The compact and portable design of the device also allows its use to disinfect other small surfaces, for example a small fragment of a floor, table, or bed. |
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spelling | pubmed-76007012020-11-01 The Use of UVC Irradiation to Sterilize Filtering Facepiece Masks Limiting Airborne Cross-Infection Kierat, Wojciech Augustyn, Weronika Koper, Piotr Pawlyta, Miroslawa Chrusciel, Arkadiusz Wyrwol, Bernard Int J Environ Res Public Health Article In addition to looking for effective drugs and a vaccine, which are necessary to save and protect human health, it is also important to limit, or at least to slow, the spread of coronavirus. One important element in this action is the use of individual protective devices such as filtering facepiece masks. Currently, masks that use a mechanical filter, such as a HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) filter, are often used. In some countries that do not have a well-developed healthcare system or in exceptional situations, there is a real and pressing need to restore filters for reuse. This article presents technical details for a very simple device for sterilization, including of HEPA polymer filters. The results of biological and microscopic tests confirming the effectiveness of the sterilization performed in the device are presented. The compact and portable design of the device also allows its use to disinfect other small surfaces, for example a small fragment of a floor, table, or bed. MDPI 2020-10-11 2020-10 /pmc/articles/PMC7600701/ /pubmed/33050590 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207396 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Kierat, Wojciech Augustyn, Weronika Koper, Piotr Pawlyta, Miroslawa Chrusciel, Arkadiusz Wyrwol, Bernard The Use of UVC Irradiation to Sterilize Filtering Facepiece Masks Limiting Airborne Cross-Infection |
title | The Use of UVC Irradiation to Sterilize Filtering Facepiece Masks Limiting Airborne Cross-Infection |
title_full | The Use of UVC Irradiation to Sterilize Filtering Facepiece Masks Limiting Airborne Cross-Infection |
title_fullStr | The Use of UVC Irradiation to Sterilize Filtering Facepiece Masks Limiting Airborne Cross-Infection |
title_full_unstemmed | The Use of UVC Irradiation to Sterilize Filtering Facepiece Masks Limiting Airborne Cross-Infection |
title_short | The Use of UVC Irradiation to Sterilize Filtering Facepiece Masks Limiting Airborne Cross-Infection |
title_sort | use of uvc irradiation to sterilize filtering facepiece masks limiting airborne cross-infection |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7600701/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33050590 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207396 |
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