Decontamination and reuse of surgical masks and N95 filtering facepiece respirators during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review.
Kachorn SeresirikachornVorakamol PhoophiboonThitiporn ChobarpornKasenee TiankanonSongklot AeumjaturapatSupinda ChusakulKornkiat SnidvongsPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2020)
A low level of evidence supported the use of UV germicidal irradiation, moist heat, microwave-generated steam, and hydrogen peroxide vapor for decontamination and reuse of N95 FFRs. These decontamination methods were effective for viral and bacterial disinfection as well as restoration of the filtration efficiency, and the physical structure of the FFRs.