Shailabh Kumar

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Anton Molina , Pranav Vyas , Nikita Khlystov, Shailabh Kumar, Anesta Kothari, Dave Deriso, Zhiru Liu, Samhita Banavar, Eliott Flaum, Manu Prakash Anton Molina, Pranav Vyas, Nikita Khlystov, Shailabh Kumar, Anesta Kothari, Dave Deriso, Zhiru Liu, Samhita Banavar, Eliott Flaum, Manu Prakash Published: April 19, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264933 Abstract Centralized manufacturing and global supply chains have emerged as...

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Abstract Global shortages of N95 masks have led to an urgent need of N95 decontamination and reuse methods that are scientifically validated and available globally. Although several large scale decontamination methods have been proposed (hydrogen peroxide vapor, UV-C); many of them are not applicable in remote and low resource settings. Heat with humidity has been demonstrated as a promising decontamination approach, but care must be taken when implementing this method at a grassroots level.