Use of dialdehyde starch treated filters for protection against airborne viruses

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 77-82

  Woo, Myung Heui ^a   Grippin, Adam ^a   Wu, Chang Yu ^a   Baney, Ronald H ^b  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocidal filter; Dialdehyde starch; Inactivation; MS2 virus; Surface contact

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGES; BANDPASS FILTERS; DROPS; EFFICIENCY; POLYPROPYLENES; PRESSURE DROP; RESPIRATORS;

BIOCIDAL; DIALDEHYDE STARCH; FILTERING FACEPIECE; HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; INACTIVATION; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SURFACE CONTACT;

STARCH;

CELLULOSE; DIALDEHYDE STARCH; POLYPROPYLENE; STARCH; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR QUALITY; ALDEHYDE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BIOPESTICIDE; CELLULOSE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTER; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYMER; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; STARCH; SURVIVORSHIP; VIRUS;

AIRBORNE VIRUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BIOCIDAL FILTER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FILTER; FILTRATION; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURVIVAL RATE; SUSPENSION; VENTILATOR;

EID: 84857138385     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: 18791964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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