Rapid In Situ Thermal Decontamination of Wearable Composite Textile Materials

Pandemics stress supply lines and generate shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE), in part because most PPE is single-use and disposable, resulting in a need for constant replenishment to cope with high-volume usage. To better prepare for the next pandemic and to reduce waste associated wi...

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Published in:ACS applied materials & interfaces 2023-09, Vol.15 (37), p.44521-44532
Main Authors: Bell, Marquise D., Ye, Kai, Yap, Te Faye, Rajappan, Anoop, Liu, Zhen, Tao, Yizhi Jane, Preston, Daniel J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
COVID-19 - prevention & control
Decontamination
Humans
SARS-CoV-2
Surfaces, Interfaces, and Applications
Textiles
Wearable Electronic Devices
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Summary:Pandemics stress supply lines and generate shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE), in part because most PPE is single-use and disposable, resulting in a need for constant replenishment to cope with high-volume usage. To better prepare for the next pandemic and to reduce waste associated with disposable PPE, we present a composite textile material capable of thermally decontaminating its surface via Joule heating. This material can achieve high surface temperatures (>100 °C) and inactivate viruses quickly (
ISSN:1944-8244
1944-8252
1944-8252
DOI:10.1021/acsami.3c09063