Scalable, effective, and rapid decontamination of SARS-CoV-2 contaminated N95 respirators using germicidal ultraviolet C (UVC) irradiation device

Scalable, effective, and rapid decontamination of SARS-CoV-2 contaminated N95 respirators using germicidal ultraviolet C (UVC) irradiation device

Abstract Particulate respirators such as N95s are an essential component of personal protective equipment (PPE) for front-line workers. This study describes a rapid and effective UVC irradiation system that would facilitate the safe re-use of N95 respirators and provides supporting information for d...

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Main Authors: Raveen Rathnasinghe, Robert F. Karlicek, Michael Schotsaert, Mattheos Koffas, Brigitte L. Arduini, Sonia Jangra, Bowen Wang, Jason L. Davis, Mohammed Alnaggar, Anthony Costa, Richard Vincent, Adolfo García-Sastre, Deepak Vashishth, Priti Balchandani
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/991ab089ee534da282bb6e20d823c82d
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