Open AccessPromotion of Surgical Masks Antimicrobial Activity by Disinfection and Impregnation with Disinfectant Silver Nanoparticles
Author(s) -
Benjamín Valdéz-Salas,
Ernesto Beltrán-Partida,
Nelson Cheng,
Jorge Salvador-Carlos,
Ernesto Valdez-Salas,
Mario Curiel,
Roberto Ibarra-Wiley
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of nanomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.245
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1178-2013
pISSN - 1176-9114
DOI - 10.2147/ijn.s301212
Subject(s) - disinfectant , antimicrobial , nanobiotechnology , reuse , economic shortage , silver nanoparticle , medicine , covid-19 , nanotechnology , materials science , microbiology and biotechnology , nanoparticle , waste management , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , biology , linguistics , philosophy , disease , engineering , government (linguistics)
The COVID-19 pandemic is requesting highly effective protective personnel equipment, mainly for healthcare professionals. However, the current demand has exceeded the supply chain and, consequently, shortage of essential medical materials, such as surgical masks. Due to these alarming limitations, it is crucial to develop effective means of disinfection, reusing, and thereby applying antimicrobial shielding protection to the clinical supplies.