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Electrospun nanofibrous filters capture 99.9 percent of coronavirus aerosols, study finds – News-Medical.Net

Researchers at The George Washington University and the University of California in the U.S. compared the efficacy of surgical and cotton masks, a neck gaiter,…

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The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the pathogen behind the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, continues to spread in many parts of the world. The primary mode of transmission is respiratory droplets expelled when infected people sneeze, cough, speak, or breathe. Recently, scientists found that these droplets can travel over far distances and become suspended in the air as aerosols.
Given the risk of airborne transmission, public health officials tweaked infection…

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