The properties of hot household hygroscopic materials and their potential use for non-medical facemask decontamination
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English Abstract
The wide use of facemasks through the population to prevent SARS-CoV-2 virus transmission, and its resulting mis- or even non-decontamination are challenging the management of the epidemic at a large scale. As a complement ...Read more >
The wide use of facemasks through the population to prevent SARS-CoV-2 virus transmission, and its resulting mis- or even non-decontamination are challenging the management of the epidemic at a large scale. As a complement to machine-wash that wastes significant amount of water and energy, hot hygroscopic materials could be used to decontaminate non-medical facemasks in household settings. We report the inactivation of a viral load on a facial mask for an exposure of 15 minutes, with the combined effect of heat and humidity under a decaying pattern suggesting straight-forward general public deployment towards a reliable implementation by the population.Read less <
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M-L.A.
Author contributions: M-L.A.
W.J.
P.V.
G.B.
and S.H. designed research
and S.H. performed research
and S.H. analyzed data
F.B.
and S.H. wrote the paper