Decontamination of disposable respirators for reuse in a pandemic employing in-situ-generated peracetic acid

Background During shortages of filtering face pieces (FFP) in a pandemic, it is necessary to implement a method for safe reuse or extended use. Our aim was to develop a simple, inexpensive and ecological method for decontamination of disposable FFPs that preserves filtration efficiency and material integrity.

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Author:	Christian Boeing, Christian Sandten, Eike R. Hrincius, Darisuren Anhlan, Andreas Dworog, Stephanie Hanning, Thilo Kuennemann, Christopher Niehues, Thomas Schupp, Edyta Stec, Julius Thume, Daniel Triphaus, Markus Wilkens, Holger Uphoff, Josef Zuendorf, Anja Jacobshagen, Martin Kreyenschmidt, Stephan Ludwig, Hans-Christoph Mertins, Alexander Mellmann
URL:	https://www.ajicjournal.org/article/S0196-6553(21)00620-9/fulltext#seccesectitle0002
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2021.09.017
ISSN:	0196-6553
Parent Title (English):	AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Document Type:	Article
Language:	English
Date of Publication (online):	2022/03/01
Year of first Publication:	2021
Provider of the Publication Server:	FH Münster - University of Applied Sciences
Release Date:	2022/03/02
Tag:	Acetic Acid; COVID-19; Decontamination; FFP; Hydrogen peroxide
Volume:	2021
Issue:	September 22
Faculties:	Gesundheit (MDH)
Publication list:	Mertins, Hans-Christoph
	Schupp, Thomas
	Kreyenschmidt, Martin
	Niehues, Christopher
	Thume, Julius
Licence (German):	Creative Commons - Namensnennung (CC BY 4.0)

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