Use, re-use or discard? Quantitatively defined variance in the functional integrity of N95 respirators following vaporized hydrogen peroxide decontamination during the COVID-19 pandemic
Carly Levine, Connor B. Grady, Thomas Block, Harry J. Hurley, Riccardo Russo, Blas Peixoto, Alexis Frees, Alejandro Moya Ruiz, David Alland
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RespiratorCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Human decontaminationMedicine2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Hydrogen peroxidePandemicVirologyOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyMaterials scienceDiseaseOrganic chemistryChemistryComposite materialInfection Control and VentilationInfection Control in HealthcareDental Research and COVID-19