Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

September 4, 2020

Exploring Options for Reprocessing of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators (N95-FFRs) amidst COVID-19 Pandemic a Systematic Review

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  • [Pre-print, not peer reviewed] Twenty-one different types of decontamination or reprocessing methods for N95 masks have been evaluated, the most common of which is ultraviolet irradiation. Other techniques found by this systematic review include moist and dry heat and exposure to chemicals, such as ethylene oxide and hydrogen peroxide.

Paul et al. (Sept 3, 2020). Exploring Options for Reprocessing of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators (N95-FFRs) amidst COVID-19 Pandemic a Systematic Review. Pre-print downloaded Sep 4 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.09.01.20179879