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Quantitative UV-C dose validation with photochromic indicators for informed N95 emergency decontamination

With COVID-19 N95 shortages, frontline medical personnel are forced to reuse this disposable–but sophisticated–multilayer respirator. Widely used to decontaminate nonporous surfaces, UV-C light has demonstrated germicidal efficacy on porous, non-planar N95 respirators when all surfaces receive ≥1.0...

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Autores principales: Su, Alison, Grist, Samantha M., Geldert, Alisha, Gopal, Anjali, Herr, Amy E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7787392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33406084
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243554