Efficiency of Respiratory Protective Equipment in the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

Respiratory protective equipment (RPE) is in high demand during epidemics and pandemics. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has demonstrated that the global industry had insufficient capacity for providing people with high-efficiency respirators. In this context, it is important to assess the protective proper...

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Published inNanobiotechnology Reports (Online) Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 69 - 88
Main Authors Lukanina, K. I., Budyka, A. K., Rebrov, I. E., Antipova, K. G., Malakhov, S. N., Shepelev, A. D., Grigoriev, T. E., Yamshchikov, V. A., Chvalun, S. N.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Moscow Pleiades Publishing 2021
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Chemistry and Materials Science
Disease control
Industrial and Production Engineering
Machines
Manufacturing
Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Pandemics
Processes
Respirators
Reviews
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Viral diseases
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Summary:Respiratory protective equipment (RPE) is in high demand during epidemics and pandemics. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has demonstrated that the global industry had insufficient capacity for providing people with high-efficiency respirators. In this context, it is important to assess the protective properties of equipment designed to prevent the spread of infections. In this review, the hydrodynamic and filtering characteristics of modern RPE types present in the market, as well as their consumer performance, are analyzed taking into account the properties of virus-bearing aerosols. Approaches to developing novel, more efficient fiber-based RPE are proposed.
ISSN:2635-1676
1995-0780
2635-1684
1995-0799
DOI:10.1134/S2635167621010080