Gopalan, Thirumaaran and Muhamad, Mohd Ridha and Hoe, Victor Chee Wai and Hassandarvish, Pouya (2024) N95 respirator hybrid decontamination method using Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) coupled with Microwave-Generated Steam (MGS). PLoS ONE, 19 (2 Febr). ISSN 1932-6203, DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0296871.
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The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has induced a critical supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) especially N95 respirators. Utilizing respirator decontamination procedures to reduce the pathogen load of a contaminated N95 respirator can be a viable solution for reuse purposes. In this study, the efficiency of a novel hybrid respirator decontamination method of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) which utilizes ultraviolet-C (UV-C) rays coupled with microwave-generated steam (MGS) against feline coronavirus (FCoV) was evaluated. The contaminated 3M 1860 respirator pieces were treated with three treatments (UVGI-only, MGS-only, and Hybrid—UVGI + MGS) with variable time. The virucidal activity was evaluated using the TCID50 method. The comparison of decontamination efficiency of the treatments indicated that the hybrid method achieved at least a pathogen log reduction of 4 logs, faster than MGS and UVGI. These data recommend that the proposed hybrid decontamination system is more effective comparatively in achieving pathogen log reduction of 4 logs. Copyright: © 2024 Gopalan et al.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Universiti Malaya [Grant no. UMCSRG - CSRG003-2020ST] |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Decontamination; Equipment reuse; Microwaves; N95 Respirators; Pandemics; Steam; Ultraviolet rays |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering > Department of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Medicine > Social & Preventive Medicine Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation) Office > Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jul 2024 03:44 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jul 2024 03:44 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/44826 |
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