Development of a novel self-sanitizing mask prototype to combat the spread of infectious disease and reduce unnecessary waste

Abstract With the spread of COVID-19, significant emphasis has been placed on mitigation techniques such as mask wearing to slow infectious disease transmission. Widespread use of face coverings has revealed challenges such as mask contamination and waste, presenting an opportunity to improve the cu...

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Main Authors: Matthew J. Crawford, Sepehr Ramezani, Roghaie Jabbari, Pawan Pathak, Hyoung J. Cho, Brian N. Kim, Hwan Choi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97357-6