Masks for COVID‐19

W Deng, Y Sun, X Yao, K Subramanian… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sustainable solutions on fabricating and using a face mask to block the severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) spread during this coronavirus …

Functional textile materials for blocking COVID-19 transmission

J Fu, T Liu, SS Binte Touhid, F Fu, X Liu - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
The outbreak of COVID-19 provided a warning sign for society worldwide: that is, we
urgently need to explore effective strategies for combating unpredictable viral pandemics …

An upper bound on one-to-one exposure to infectious human respiratory particles

G Bagheri, B Thiede, B Hejazi, O Schlenczek… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - pnas.org
There is ample evidence that masking and social distancing are effective in reducing severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission. However, due to the …

Adapt or die: how the pandemic made the shift from EBM to EBM+ more urgent

T Greenhalgh, D Fisman, DJ Cane, M Oliver… - BMJ Evidence-Based …, 2022 - ebm.bmj.com
Evidence-based medicine (EBM's) traditional methods, especially randomised controlled
trials (RCTs) and meta-analyses, along with risk-of-bias tools and checklists, have …

A review of filtration performance of protective masks

AB Wang, X Zhang, LJ Gao, T Zhang, HJ Xu… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Masks are essential and effective small protective devices used to protect the general public
against infections such as COVID-19. However, available systematic reviews and …

[HTML][HTML] The protective performance of reusable cloth face masks, disposable procedure masks, KN95 masks and N95 respirators: Filtration and total inward leakage

S Duncan, P Bodurtha, S Naqvi - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Face coverings are a key component of preventive health measure strategies to mitigate the
spread of respiratory illnesses. In this study five groups of masks were investigated that are …

Advances in facemasks during the COVID-19 pandemic era

M Karmacharya, S Kumar, O Gulenko… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has transformed the daily lifestyles of
people worldwide. COVID-19 was characterized as a pandemic owing to its global spread …

[HTML][HTML] The emission and dynamics of droplets from human expiratory activities and COVID-19 transmission in public transport system: A review

Q Wang, J Gu, T An - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The public transport system, containing a large number of passengers in enclosed and
confined spaces, provides suitable conditions for the spread of respiratory diseases …

Masks during pandemics caused by respiratory pathogens—evidence and implications for action

S Cash-Goldwasser, AL Reingold, SP Luby… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance As demonstrated by the influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2, viruses spread by the
respiratory route can cause deadly pandemics, and face masks can reduce the spread of …

[HTML][HTML] Single-Side Superhydrophobicity in Si3N4-Doped and SiO2-Treated Polypropylene Nonwoven Webs with Antibacterial Activity

MC Han, SZ Cai, J Wang, HW He - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Meltblown (MB) nonwovens as air filter materials have played an important role in protecting
people from microbe infection in the COVID-19 pandemic. As the pandemic enters the third …