The coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic has caused a surge in demand for face masks,with the massive consumption of masks leading to an increase in resource-related and environmental con-cerns.In this work,we fabricated meltblown polypropylene(mb-PP)-based high-performance planar face masks and investigated the effects of six commonly used disinfection methods and various mask-wearing periods on the reusability of these masks.The results show that,after three cycles of treatment using hot water at 70℃for 30 min,which is one of the most scalable,user-friendly methods for viral disinfection,the particle filtration efficiency(PFE)of the mask remained almost unchanged.After mask wearing for 24 h and subsequent disinfection using the same treatment procedures,the PFE decreased to 91.3％;the average number of bacterial and fungal colonies was assessed to be 9.2 and 51.6 colony-forming units per gram(CFU·g-1),respectively;and coliform and pyogenic bacteria were not detected.Both the PFE and the microbial indicators are well above the standard for reusable masks after disinfection.Schlieren pho-tography was then used to assess the capabilities of used and disinfected masks during use;it showed that the masks exhibit a high performance in suppressing the spread of breathed air.

Shui Hu;Hongchi Tian;Shijia Zhang;Dan Wang;Guozhuo Gong;Weihua Yue;Keyang Liu;Song Hong;Rui Wang;Qingqing Yuan;Yonglai Lu;Dong Wang;Liqun Zhang;Jianfeng Chen

State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites,Beijing University of Chemical Technology,Beijing 100029,China;Dawn Polymer(Beijing)Technology Co.,Ltd.,Beijing 101599,China;Beijing Municipal Institute of Labor Protection,Beijing 100054,China;Beijing Institute of Medical Device Testing,Beijing 101111,China;School of Materials Design and Engineering,Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology,Beijing 100029,China

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[1]Shui Hu;Hongchi Tian;Shijia Zhang;Dan Wang;Guozhuo Gong;Weihua Yue;Keyang Liu;Song Hong;Rui Wang;Qingqing Yuan;Yonglai Lu;Dong Wang;Liqun Zhang;Jianfeng Chen-.Fabrication of a High-Performance and Reusable Planar Face Mask in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic)[J].工程（英文）,2022(02):101-110

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