Key ingredients and recycling strategy of personal protective equipment (PPE): Towards sustainable solution for the COVID-19 like pandemics

SS Siwal, G Chaudhary, AK Saini, H Kaur… - Journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the complications of plastic trash management and
disposal. The current situation of living in fear of transmission of the COVID-19 virus has …

Recent advances and applications of polymeric materials in healthcare sector and COVID-19 management

R Singh, J Kaur, K Gupta, M Singh… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
The coronavirus disease pandemic is considered at its worst and all nations are collectively
fighting to improve global public health. In this outlook, polymers and their related materials …

Airflow detailed analysis through a face mask using the schlieren technique

C Alvarez-Herrera, JG Murillo-Ramirez - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
This work presents an exhaustive visualization of the airflow expulsed by a person while
breathing, talking, exhaling, and blowing inside a closed room wearing a disposable face …

Effect of dry heat treatment between room temperature and 160° C on surgical masks

E Sales, N Mulatier, L Wittmann, A Fernandes… - Materials Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
The Covid-19 crisis has led to a high demand and use of surgical masks worldwide, causing
risks of shortages and pollution. Therefore, decontamination of surgical masks could be an …

[PDF][PDF] Experimental study about influence of repeated washing on the air-permeability of cotton woven fabrics in the dry and wet state

J Novotná, B Tomková, J Militký, D Křemenáková - Vlakna a Textil, 2021 - researchgate.net
This work deals with the influence of washing and moisture on the change of air-
permeability of cotton fabrics and the impact of different types of seams on air-permeability. It …

[PDF][PDF] Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering

V Erkudov, A Pugovkin, K Rozumbetov, A Matchanov… - researchgate.net
The wearing of respirators has significantly increased over the last years mainly due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. The prolonged wearing of respirators may have impacted the Heart …