Quantitative UV-C dose validation with photochromic indicators for informed N95 emergency decontamination.

With COVID-19 N95 shortages, frontline medical personnel are forced to reuse this disposable-but sophisticated-multilayer respirator. Widely used to decontaminate nonporous surfaces, UV-C light has demonstrated germicidal efficacy on porous, non-planar N95 respirators when all surfaces receive ≥1.0...

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Main Authors: Alison Su, Samantha M Grist, Alisha Geldert, Anjali Gopal, Amy E Herr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243554