Reprocessing N95 Respirators During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Moist Heat Inactivates SARS-CoV-2 and Maintains N95 Filtration

Simeon C. Daeschler, Niclas Manson, Kariym Joachim, Alex W. H. Chin, Katelyn Chan, Paul Z. Chen, Kiana Tajdaran, Kaveh Mirmoeini, Jennifer J. Zhang, Jason T. Maynes, Michelle Science, Ali Darbandi, Derek Stephens, Leo L. M. Poon, Frank Gu, Gregory H. Borschel

2020 · doi:10.1101/2020.05.25.20112615

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