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SUBMITTER: Cramer AK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7819989 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cramer Avilash K AK Plana Deborah D Yang Helen H Carmack Mary M MM Tian Enze E Sinha Michael S MS Krikorian David D Turner David D Mo Jinhan J Li Ju J Gupta Rajiv R Manning Heather H Bourgeois Florence T FT Yu Sherry H SH Sorger Peter K PK LeBoeuf Nicole R NR
Scientific reports 20210121 1
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to widespread shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers, including of N95 masks (filtering facepiece respirators; FFRs). These masks are intended for single use but their sterilization and subsequent reuse has the potential to substantially mitigate shortages. Here we investigate PPE sterilization using ionized hydrogen peroxide (iHP), generated by SteraMist equipment (TOMI; Frederick, MD), in a sealed environment chamber. The efficacy ...[more]