Face masks and respirators: Towards sustainable materials and technologies to overcome the shortcomings and challenges
The unprecedented threat of COVID‐19 and the likelihood of other emerging infectious
diseases have accentuated the need for sustainable and effective masks and respirators …
diseases have accentuated the need for sustainable and effective masks and respirators …
[HTML][HTML] High-speed scattered-light imaging for sizing respiratory droplets
A Roth, D Frantz, M Stiti, E Berrocal - Journal of Aerosol Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated the lack of knowledge regarding the airborne
transmission pathway of disease. The pathway consists of pathogens contained in small …
transmission pathway of disease. The pathway consists of pathogens contained in small …
Interferometric laser imaging for respiratory droplets sizing
Due to its importance in airborne disease transmission, especially because of the COVID-19
pandemic, much attention has recently been devoted by the scientific community to the …
pandemic, much attention has recently been devoted by the scientific community to the …
High-speed shear-induced micro regenerated cellulose materials preparation: A promising solution for highly efficient and low pressure drop air filtration using …
Q Hu, X Gao, H Zhang, T Si, X Tang, L Peng - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cellulose has attracted much attention in application of air filtration for the excellent ability of
degradability and biocompatibility. However, limited by the strength of natural structure, air …
degradability and biocompatibility. However, limited by the strength of natural structure, air …
Effect of sneeze flow velocity profiles on the respiratory droplets dispersion in a confined space: An experimental and computational fluid dynamics study
A Bahramian, G Ahmadi - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In this study, the effects of sneeze velocity profiles, including peak velocity (PV), peak
velocity time (PVT), and sneeze duration time (SDT), on the dispersion of respiratory …
velocity time (PVT), and sneeze duration time (SDT), on the dispersion of respiratory …
Characteristics of human-related droplet dynamic patterns inside urban bus with numerical simulation approach: Impacts of solar radiation, ventilation modes and …
Y Zhao, C Gu, X Song, Z Luo, J Wang - Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Nowadays, urban bus has become one of the closely human-related environments. The
exhaled droplets when passengers breath, talk, cough and sneeze will undergo a series of …
exhaled droplets when passengers breath, talk, cough and sneeze will undergo a series of …
Investigating airborne transmission risks: A mathematical model of evaporating droplets with solid residue
The COVID-19 pandemic has spotlit the scientific field of fluid dynamics governing airborne
transmission through virus-laden mucosal-salivary droplets. In this work, a mathematical …
transmission through virus-laden mucosal-salivary droplets. In this work, a mathematical …
Overview of the role of spatial factors in indoor SARS-CoV-2 transmission: a space-based framework for assessing the multi-route infection risk
The COVID-19 pandemic has lasted from 2019 to 2022, severely disrupting human health
and daily life. The combined effects of spatial, environmental, and behavioral factors on …
and daily life. The combined effects of spatial, environmental, and behavioral factors on …
Numerical modeling of sneeze airflow and its validation with an experimental dataset
In this study, we aimed at providing datasets using experimental results to validate the
sneeze airflow. In addition, the boundary conditions for the sneeze simulation that could …
sneeze airflow. In addition, the boundary conditions for the sneeze simulation that could …
[HTML][HTML] Effects of upper respiratory tract anatomy and head movement on the buoyant flow and particle dispersion generated in a violent expiratory event
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, interest in understanding the turbulent dispersion of
airborne pathogen-laden particles has significantly increased. The ability of infectious …
airborne pathogen-laden particles has significantly increased. The ability of infectious …