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A new chapter of healthy indoor air: antiviral air treatments

Shannon Christa David

Aerosol transmission remains a major challenge for the control of respiratory viruses. To date, prevention strategies include masks, vaccinations, physical distancing, travel restrictions, and lockdowns. Such measures are effective but come with heavy soci ...

Wiley2023

Antiviral Mechanism of Virucidal Sialic Acid Modified Cyclodextrin

Francesco Stellacci, Paulo Henrique Jacob Silva, Yong Zhu

We have reported that CD-6'SLN [6-sialyllactosamine (6'SLN)-modified beta-cyclodextrin (CD)] can be a potential anti-influenza drug because it irreversibly deactivates virions. Indeed, in vivo, CD-6'SLN improved mice survival in an H1N1 infection model eve ...

MDPI2023

On the durability of surgical masks after simulated handling and wear

Jian Wang, Véronique Michaud, Baris Çaglar, Vincent Marc Varanges, Yann Albert Gérard Lebaupin

After the spread of COVID-19, surgical masks became highly recommended to the public. They tend to be handled and used multiple times, which may impact their performance. To evaluate this risk, surgical masks of Type IIR were submitted to four simulated tr ...

Nature Research2022

Modified full-face snorkel masks as reusable personal protective equipment for hospital personnel

Mélanie Thérèse Marie Hannebelle, Patrick Gerber

Here we adapt and evaluate a full-face snorkel mask for use as personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers, who lack appropriate alternatives during the COVID-19 crisis in the spring of 2020. The design (referred to as Pneumask) consists of ...

2021

Polyamide Nanofiber-Based Air Filters for Transparent Face Masks

Thierry Pelet

Transparent face masks are the ultimate solution for improving communication during pandemic times while at the same time slowing the spread of pathogens. Here, we demonstrate an easily scalable process consisting of directly electrospinning polyamide nano ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2021

Reusability of filtering facepiece respirators after decontamination through drying and germicidal UV irradiation

Véronique Michaud, Guillaume Suarez, David Vernez

Introduction During pandemics, such as the SARS-CoV-2, filtering facepiece respirators plays an essential role in protecting healthcare personnel. The recycling of respirators is possible in case of critical shortage, but it raises the question of the effe ...

2020

Photocatalytic Nanowires-Based Air Filter: Towards Reusable Protective Masks

László Forró, Andrzej Sienkiewicz, Endre Horvath, Lidia Rocoffort de Vinnière, Caroline Lehmann

In the last couple decades, several viral outbreaks resulting in epidemics and pandemics with thousands of human causalities have been witnessed. The current Covid-19 outbreak represents an unprecedented crisis. In stopping the virus' spread, it is fundame ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2020

Planar micro-direct methanol fuel cell prototyped by rapid powder blasting

Martinus Adela Maria Gijs, Meng Shen

We present a planar micro-direct methanol fuel cell (μ−DMFC) fabricated by rapid prototyping powder blasting technology. Using an elastomeric mask, we pattern two parallel microfluidic channels in glass. The anode and cathode of the fuel cell are formed by ...

Elsevier2011

Fabrication of microfluidic mixers with varying topography in glass using the powder blasting process

Martinus Adela Maria Gijs, Virendra Kumar Parashar, Abdeljalil Sayah

The powder-blasting method is used to fabricate structures with a three-dimensional topography in glass using elastomeric masks. The relation between the mask opening width and the erosion depth is exploited to fabricate microstructures with varying depth ...

2009