“…To date, the disinfection methods of respirators mainly include dry heat [ 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 ], water vapor [ 16 , 17 , 23 , 24 , 25 ], chemical disinfectant [ 17 , 24 ], ultraviolet rays [ 16 , 17 , 18 , 23 , 24 , 26 ], hydrogen peroxide vapor [ 17 , 18 , 20 , 23 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 ], microwave radiation [ 17 , 18 , 19 ], supercritical CO 2 [ 29 ], high pressure steam [ 17 , 18 ], gamma radiations [ 30 , 31 ], and ethylene oxide [ 17 , 26 ]. However, limitations of these methods persist.…”