Fabrication of a High-Performance and Reusable Planar Face Mask in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Hu, Shui; Tian, Ming; Zhang, Shijia; Wang, Dan; Gong, Guangbi; Yue, Wei-Hua; Liu, Keyang; Hong, Song; Wang, Rui; Yuan, Qingqing; Lu, Yao; Wang, Dong; Zhang, Liqun; Chen, Jianfeng

doi:10.1016/j.eng.2021.07.022

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“…Similarly, an antiviral PHMB coating was prepared as well, which has been applied in hotel and dormitory linen . Indeed, since the outbreak of COVID-19, various products suitable for the pad-dry-cure process emerged rapidly. − …”

Section: Emerging Technologies and Mass-produced Antivirus Textilesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Functional Textile Materials for Blocking COVID-19 Transmission

Liu

Touhid

et al. 2023

ACS Nano

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The outbreak of COVID-19 provided a warning sign for society worldwide: that is, we urgently need to explore effective strategies for combating unpredictable viral pandemics. Protective textiles such as surgery masks have played an important role in the mitigation of the COVID-19 pandemic, while revealing serious challenges in terms of supply, cross-infection risk, and environmental pollution. In this context, textiles with an antivirus functionality have attracted increasing attention, and many innovative proposals with exciting commercial possibilities have been reported over the past three years. In this review, we illustrate the progress of textile filtration for pandemics and summarize the recent development of antiviral textiles for personal protective purposes by cataloging them into three classes: metal-based, carbon-based, and polymer-based materials. We focused on the preparation routes of emerging antiviral textiles, providing a forward-looking perspective on their opportunities and challenges, to evaluate their efficacy, scale up their manufacturing processes, and expand their high-volume applications. Based on this review, we conclude that ideal antiviral textiles are characterized by a high filtration efficiency, reliable antiviral effect, long storage life, and recyclability. The expected manufacturing processes should be economically feasible, scalable, and quickly responsive.

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Section: Emerging Technologies and Mass-produced Antivirus Textilesmentioning

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“… 23 Indeed, since the outbreak of COVID-19, various products suitable for the pad-dry-cure process emerged rapidly. 228 − 231 …”

Section: Emerging Technologies and Mass-produced Antivirus Textilesmentioning

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Functional Textile Materials for Blocking COVID-19 Transmission

Liu

Touhid

et al. 2023

ACS Nano

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“…By the way, the electrospinning and electrospun nanofibers are abundant in providing useful teaching materials for engineering education and science education. 49,50 After several years' laboratory safety and practice education, the student learning effects are significantly improved. These improvements are reflected at least in the following aspects:…”

Section: From Safety Education To Innovations For Collecting Nanofibersmentioning

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Advanced Technique-Based Combination of Innovation Education and Safety Education in Higher Education

Song

et al. 2023

J. Chem. Educ.

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The essence of higher education is to cultivate innovative talents for the society. Hence, higher education institutions (HEIs), on the one hand, need to respond to social needs and government policies. On the other hand, they need to keep pace with the times and improve the details of teaching to improve the effectiveness of education. In this paper, several combination education examples in HEIs about safety education and innovation education are shown to encourage students to realize innovations in technique during their laboratory experiments on electrospinning. To obtain professional knowledge and traditional professional skills, students are taught to implement electrospinning, an advanced technique for treating polymers, in the research laboratory. Safety education is also taught, during which the students are encouraged to play their subjective roles and ponder on how to apply innovations for safe, effective, and innovative implementation. The students apply a series of small technological innovations for the spinneret, which is the most innovative part of an electrospinning system. They can modify the spinneret for safer, more energy-saving, and more convenient operations of the single-fluid blending, coaxial, triaxial, and side-by-side electrospinning processes. Moreover, the innovations can deepen their professional knowledge of electrospinning and stimulate their enjoyment of innovations. Safety education on electrospinning can be a powerful tool for promoting technological innovations in students and increasing their awareness of related safety issues. The reported protocols in this paper show a new way for conducting combined education in HEIs on advanced techniques.

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“…The use of face masks has increased substantially during the recent coronavirus outbreak as a crucial piece of personal protective equipment (PPE). 1 Face masks provide a physical filtration barrier to prevent the wearer from exposure to the potentially hazardous inhalation of droplets and airborne particulate matter (PM). Airborne infectious diseases like COVID-19 can be transmitted through fine aerosols and respiratory droplets, including larger droplets that fall rapidly near the source, and coarse aerosols with aerodynamic dimensions greater than 5 μm.…”

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confidence: 99%