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Nanofiberous facemasks as protectives against pandemic respiratory viruses.

Merna H EmamReham S ElezabyShady A SwidanRania M Hathout
Published in: Expert review of respiratory medicine (2024)
Although wearing conventional face masks can limit viral infection spread to some extent, the world is in great need for more protective face masks. Nanofibers can block viral particles efficiently and can be incorporated into face masks in order to enhance their filtration efficiency. Also, we believe that other modifications such as addition of antiviral nanoparticles can significantly increase the protection power of facemasks.
Keyphrases
  • sars cov
  • coronavirus disease
  • respiratory tract