Evaluation and optimization for the decontamination/sterilization of personal protective equipment using a novel ozone chamber (CRADA Final Report) [electronic resource]

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 610 Medicine and health
• Thông tin xuất bản: Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Science ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2021
• Mô tả vật lý: Size: 4 p. : , digital, PDF file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 261699
• Chủ đề: 1. 60 applied life sciences

Tóm tắt

Personal protective equipment slows the spread of the SARS-Cov-2 virus and protects first responders and the general population. However, there is a significant and well-publicized shortage of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers. Treatment with ozone may be a compelling, affordable, and scalable method to rapidly decontaminate personal protective equipment but more work is needed to verify these claims. Together with colleagues at the University of Nevada Reno and FATHHOME we helped design the experiments that evaluated the virucidal efficacy of FATHHOME?s device on N95 face masks and face shields. The results of our study were published in the journal Pathogens.