Publication Type : Journal Article
Thematic Areas : Medical Sciences
Publisher : Lung India,
Source : Lung India, Volume 37 - Issue 3 - p 260-262, 2020
Url : http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_191_20
Keywords : Coronavirus; coronavirus disease-19; decontamination; filtering facepiece respirator; gamma irradiation; N95; pandemic; personal protective equipment; re-sterilization; reuse
Campus : Kochi
School : School of Medicine
Department : Microbiology
Year : 2020
Abstract : Re-processing of primary protective equipment is the need of the hour with healthcare systems all over the world strained due to the shortage precipitated by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The common methods of re-sterilization do not hold well for filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) as they affect their structure and function. We propose the validation and eventual use of gamma irradiation, an already existing method of re-sterilization, to disinfect FFRs in bulk.
Cite this Research Publication : Arjun Prakash, Harshavardhan B Rao, Priya Nair, Surabhi Talwar, V Anil Kumar, Deepak Talwar "Sterilization of N95 respirators: The time for action is upon us!", Lung India, 2020