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Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology
Volume 74 (2023): Issue 4 (December 2023)
Open Access
UVC-LED-based face mask design and efficacy against common germs
Ali Gelir
Ali Gelir
,
Faruk Asicioglu
Faruk Asicioglu
,
Aysegul S. Yilmaz
Aysegul S. Yilmaz
,
Mert Kuskucu
Mert Kuskucu
,
Mehmet Doymaz
Mehmet Doymaz
,
Onur B. Özdemir
Onur B. Özdemir
,
Devrim Sarıbal
Devrim Sarıbal
,
Seda Salman
Seda Salman
,
Ömer F. Kadi
Ömer F. Kadi
,
Sedat Özdemir
Sedat Özdemir
and
Sinem N. Seyhan
Sinem N. Seyhan
| Dec 29, 2023
Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology
Volume 74 (2023): Issue 4 (December 2023)
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Original article
Published Online:
Dec 29, 2023
Page range:
282 - 287
Received:
Aug 01, 2023
Accepted:
Oct 01, 2023
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2478/aiht-2023-74-3766
Keywords
antibacterial mask
,
A/Puerto Rico/8/1934 influenza virus
,
corona virus
,
COVID-19
,
protective mask
,
public health
,
© 2023 Ali Gelir et al., published by Sciendo
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Figure 1
The skeletal (left) and final shape (right) of the face mask we designed. The schematic on the left shows blower slots and the cartridges with air ducts and UVC LEDs
Figure 2
The internal structure of the three-layer cartridge (100×100×10 mm) used in the experiment
Figure 3
The internal structure of the one-layer cartridge (50×50×6 mm) used in the experiment
Figure 4
Experimental setup with active and control cartridges
Figure 5
Efficiency against S. aureus with the three-layer cartridge and varying UVC light power, (a) no UVC light, (b) 50 mW, (c) 100 mW, and (d) 150 mW
Figure 6
Efficiency against S. aureus with the one-layer cartridge at no UV light (a) and 75 mW UVC light power (b)
Figure 7
Efficiency against P. aeruginosa with the one-layer cartridge at no UV light (a) and 75 mW UVC light power (b)
Figure 8
Comparison of viral titres (TCID50/mL) obtained with the active (75 mW) one-layer cartridge (left column) and control (no-LED) cartridge (right column)