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Ultraviolet-C as a Viable Reprocessing Method for Disposable Masks and Filtering Facepiece Respirators
In normal conditions, discarding single-use personal protective equipment after use is the rule for its users due to the possibility of being infected, particularly for masks and filtering facepiece respirators. When the demand for these protective tools is not satisfied by the companies supplying t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7961913/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33807909 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13050801 |
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author | Nicolau, Talita Filho, Núbio Gomes Zille, Andrea |
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description | In normal conditions, discarding single-use personal protective equipment after use is the rule for its users due to the possibility of being infected, particularly for masks and filtering facepiece respirators. When the demand for these protective tools is not satisfied by the companies supplying them, a scenario of shortages occurs, and new strategies must arise. One possible approach regards the disinfection of these pieces of equipment, but there are multiple methods. Analyzing these methods, Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) becomes an exciting option, given its germicidal capability. This paper aims to describe the state-of-the-art for UV-C sterilization in masks and filtering facepiece respirators. To achieve this goal, we adopted a systematic literature review in multiple databases added to a snowball method to make our sample as robust as possible and encompass a more significant number of studies. We found that UV-C’s germicidal capability is just as good as other sterilization methods. Combining this characteristic with other advantages makes UV-C sterilization desirable compared to other methods, despite its possible disadvantages. |
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spelling | pubmed-79619132021-03-17 Ultraviolet-C as a Viable Reprocessing Method for Disposable Masks and Filtering Facepiece Respirators Nicolau, Talita Filho, Núbio Gomes Zille, Andrea Polymers (Basel) Review In normal conditions, discarding single-use personal protective equipment after use is the rule for its users due to the possibility of being infected, particularly for masks and filtering facepiece respirators. When the demand for these protective tools is not satisfied by the companies supplying them, a scenario of shortages occurs, and new strategies must arise. One possible approach regards the disinfection of these pieces of equipment, but there are multiple methods. Analyzing these methods, Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) becomes an exciting option, given its germicidal capability. This paper aims to describe the state-of-the-art for UV-C sterilization in masks and filtering facepiece respirators. To achieve this goal, we adopted a systematic literature review in multiple databases added to a snowball method to make our sample as robust as possible and encompass a more significant number of studies. We found that UV-C’s germicidal capability is just as good as other sterilization methods. Combining this characteristic with other advantages makes UV-C sterilization desirable compared to other methods, despite its possible disadvantages. MDPI 2021-03-05 /pmc/articles/PMC7961913/ /pubmed/33807909 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13050801 Text en © 2021 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 | Review Nicolau, Talita Filho, Núbio Gomes Zille, Andrea Ultraviolet-C as a Viable Reprocessing Method for Disposable Masks and Filtering Facepiece Respirators |
title | Ultraviolet-C as a Viable Reprocessing Method for Disposable Masks and Filtering Facepiece Respirators |
title_full | Ultraviolet-C as a Viable Reprocessing Method for Disposable Masks and Filtering Facepiece Respirators |
title_fullStr | Ultraviolet-C as a Viable Reprocessing Method for Disposable Masks and Filtering Facepiece Respirators |
title_full_unstemmed | Ultraviolet-C as a Viable Reprocessing Method for Disposable Masks and Filtering Facepiece Respirators |
title_short | Ultraviolet-C as a Viable Reprocessing Method for Disposable Masks and Filtering Facepiece Respirators |
title_sort | ultraviolet-c as a viable reprocessing method for disposable masks and filtering facepiece respirators |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7961913/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33807909 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13050801 |
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