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COVID-19 global pandemic planning: Decontamination and reuse processes for N95 respirators.

Douglas J PerkinsSteven VillescasTerry H WuTimothy MullerSteven BradfuteIvy HurwitzQiuying ChengHannah WilcoxMyissa WeissChris BartlettJens LangsjoenPhil Seidenberg
Published in: Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) (2020)
There is a critical shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) around the globe. This article describes the safe collection, storage, and decontamination of N95 respirators using hydrogen peroxide vapor (HPV). This article is unique because it describes the HPV process in an operating room, and is therefore, a deployable method for many healthcare settings. Results presented here offer creative solutions to the current PPE shortage.
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