Environmental risks of polymer materials from disposable face masks linked to the COVID-19 pandemic

H Du, S Huang, J Wang - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The indispensable role of plastic products in our daily life is highlighted by the COVID-19
pandemic again. Disposable face masks, made of polymer materials, as effective and cheap …

A review of disposable facemasks during the COVID-19 pandemic: a focus on microplastics release

H Jiang, D Luo, L Wang, Y Zhang, H Wang, C Wang - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 epidemic seriously threats the human society and provokes the panic of the
public. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are widely utilized for frontline health workers …

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 …

Fabrication of air filters with advanced filtration performance for removal of viral aerosols and control the spread of COVID-19

S Mallakpour, E Azadi, CM Hussain - Advances in Colloid and Interface …, 2022 - Elsevier
COVID-19 is caused via the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a lipid-based enveloped virus with spike-
like projections. At present, the global epidemic of COVID-19 continues and waves of SARS …

Could nanotechnology help to end the fight against COVID-19? Review of current findings, challenges and future perspectives

AT Yayehrad, EA Siraj, GB Wondie… - International Journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
A serious viral infectious disease was introduced to the globe by the end of 2019 that was
seen primarily from China, but spread worldwide in a few months to be a pandemic. Since …

Functionalized face masks as smart wearable sensors for multiple sensing

Y Song, X Wang, L Wang, L Qu, X Zhang - ACS sensors, 2024 - ACS Publications
Wearable sensors provide continuous physiological information and measure deviations
from healthy baselines, resulting in the potential to personalize health management and …

Post-pandemic micro/nanoplastic pollution: Toward a sustainable management

TK Dey, M Rasel, T Roy, ME Uddin… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The global health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in massive plastic
pollution from the use of personal protection equipment (PPE), with polypropylene (PP) …

Effects of wearing different face masks on cardiopulmonary performance at rest and exercise in a partially double-blinded randomized cross-over study

EM Marek, V van Kampen, B Jettkant, B Kendzia… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The use of face masks became mandatory during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Wearing masks
may lead to complaints about laboured breathing and stress. The influence of different …

Towards an accurate CFD prediction of airflow and dispersion through face mask

Z Jia, Z Ai, X Yang, CM Mak, HM Wong - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Given the difficulty of experimental measurement of respiratory airflow and dispersion
through a face mask, accurate numerical simulation is an important method to increase the …

Catalyst Droplet‐Based Puncturable Nanostructures with Mechano‐Bactericidal Properties Against Bioaerosols

I Lee, J Kim, R Kwak, J Lee - Advanced Functional Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bioaerosol contamination problems have led to the need for new technologies that
effectively collect and inactivate airborne microorganisms. Typical nanomaterial‐based filter …