Airborne bacteria in the atmosphere: presence, purpose, and potential

W Smets, S Moretti, S Denys, S Lebeer - Atmospheric Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Numerous recent studies have highlighted that the types of bacteria present in the
atmosphere often show predictable patterns across space and time. These patterns can be …

[HTML][HTML] A narrative review to credible computational fluid dynamics models of naturally ventilated built environments

M Hajdukiewicz, FJG Gallero, P Mannion… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
This narrative review describes the capabilities of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to
support the scientific analysis of fluid flows inside buildings, focusing on natural ventilation …

Far-UVC (222 nm) efficiently inactivates an airborne pathogen in a room-sized chamber

E Eadie, W Hiwar, L Fletcher, E Tidswell… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Many infectious diseases, including COVID-19, are transmitted by airborne pathogens.
There is a need for effective environmental control measures which, ideally, are not reliant …

Triboelectrification induced self-powered microbial disinfection using nanowire-enhanced localized electric field

ZY Huo, YJ Kim, IY Suh, DM Lee, JH Lee, Y Du… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Air-transmitted pathogens may cause severe epidemics showing huge threats to public
health. Microbial inactivation in the air is essential, whereas the feasibility of existing air …

[HTML][HTML] Airborne and aerosol pathogen transmission modeling of respiratory events in buildings: An overview of computational fluid dynamics

Y Sheikhnejad, R Aghamolaei, M Fallahpour… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pathogen droplets released from respiratory events are the primary means of dispersion and
transmission of the recent pandemic of COVID-19. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has …

Impact of natural ventilation on exposure to SARS-CoV 2 in indoor/semi-indoor terraces using CO2 concentrations as a proxy

E Rivas, JL Santiago, F Martín, A Martilli - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Nowadays, it is necessary a better airborne transmission understanding of respiratory
diseases in shared indoor and semi-indoor environments with natural ventilation in order to …

Multi-objective performance assessment of HVAC systems and physical barriers on COVID-19 infection transmission in a high-speed train

M Ahmadzadeh, M Shams - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation was performed to model and study the
transmission risk associated with cough-related SARS-CoV-2 droplets in a real-world high …

Effect of human thermal plume and ventilation interaction on bacteria-carrying particles diffusion in operating room microenvironment

Z Liu, D Yin, Y Niu, G Cao, H Liu, L Wang - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
In the operating room (OR), ventilation and thermal plumes can affect the distribution of
bacteria-carrying particles (BCPs). Especially in the operating microenvironment, the …