Evaluating a transparent coating on a face shield for repelling airborne respiratory droplets

A face shield is an important personal protective equipment to avoid the airborne transmission of COVID-19. We assess a transparent coating on a face shield that repels airborne respiratory droplets to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The surface of the available face shield is hydrophilic and exhib...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Physics of Fluids 2021-11, Vol.33 (11), p.111705-111705
Hauptverfasser:	Kumar, Bibek, Chatterjee, Sanghamitro, Agrawal, Amit, Bhardwaj, Rajneesh
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Angle of attack Bouncing Contact angle Coronaviruses COVID-19 Disease transmission Droplets Fluid dynamics Hydrophobicity Hysteresis Impact velocity Letters Nanoparticles Physics Silicon dioxide Weber number Wettability
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