Penetration and aerosolization of cough droplet spray through face masks: A unique pathway of transmission of infection

The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated the use of face masks, making them an integral part of the daily routine. Face masks occlude the infectious droplets during any respiratory event contributing to source control. In the current study, spray impingement experiments were conducted on...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Physics of fluids (1994) 2022-05, Vol.34 (5)
Hauptverfasser:	Vadlamudi, Gautham, Thirumalaikumaran, S. K., Chakravortty, Dipshikha, Saha, Abhishek, Basu, Saptarshi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aerosols Atomizing Cough COVID-19 Critical velocity Droplets Entrapment Fluid dynamics Impingement Masks Multilayers Nanoparticles Penetration Physics Pore size Porosity Spray characteristics Surface tension Velocity distribution Viruses
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