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Effect of electron beam irradiation on filtering facepiece respirators integrity and filtering efficiency

Dagmara Chmielewska

Dagmara Chmielewska

Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and TechnologyWarsaw, Poland
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Łukasz Werner

Łukasz Werner

Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Process EngineeringWarsaw, Poland
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Urszula Gryczka

Urszula Gryczka

Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and TechnologyWarsaw, Poland
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Wojciech Migdał

Wojciech Migdał

Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and TechnologyWarsaw, Poland
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Jun 11, 2022
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Article Category: Original Paper
Published Online: Jun 11, 2022
Page range: 23 - 33
Received: Mar 23, 2022
Accepted: May 16, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nuka-2022-0002
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Fig. 1

Schematic of FFR showing different filtration layers.
Schematic of FFR showing different filtration layers.

Fig. 2

The scheme of main particles deposition mechanisms on fiber material (A), diagram of the relationship between the filtration efficiency and the particle diameter for a given deposition mechanism; MPPS (B), the main filtration mechanism based on a given range of particle diameters (C). Reproduced with permission [17] Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc.
The scheme of main particles deposition mechanisms on fiber material (A), diagram of the relationship between the filtration efficiency and the particle diameter for a given deposition mechanism; MPPS (B), the main filtration mechanism based on a given range of particle diameters (C). Reproduced with permission [17] Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc.

Fig. 3

Scheme of the MFP nanoPlus – test bench for nanoparticle filtration. Reproduced with permission [35] Copyright © Taiwan Association for Aerosol Research.
Scheme of the MFP nanoPlus – test bench for nanoparticle filtration. Reproduced with permission [35] Copyright © Taiwan Association for Aerosol Research.

Fig. 4

The particle distribution of aerosol generated by the UGF2000.
The particle distribution of aerosol generated by the UGF2000.

Fig. 5

SEM images of the separate layers of Aura respirators before and after irradiation with electron beam (magnification 500×).
SEM images of the separate layers of Aura respirators before and after irradiation with electron beam (magnification 500×).

Fig. 6

SEM images of the separate layers of VFlex respirators before and after irradiation with electron beam (magnification 500×).
SEM images of the separate layers of VFlex respirators before and after irradiation with electron beam (magnification 500×).

Fig. 7

SEM images of the separate layers of surgical respirators before and after irradiation with electron beam (magnification 500×).
SEM images of the separate layers of surgical respirators before and after irradiation with electron beam (magnification 500×).

Fig. 8

Thermograms of Aura respirators irradiated with different doses.
Thermograms of Aura respirators irradiated with different doses.

Fig. 9

Thermograms of VFlex respirators irradiated with different doses.
Thermograms of VFlex respirators irradiated with different doses.

Fig. 10

Thermograms of surgical respirators irradiated with different doses.
Thermograms of surgical respirators irradiated with different doses.

Fig. 11

Changes of tensile strain for Aura mask (A), VFlex mask (B), and surgical masks (C) for different irradiation doses.
Changes of tensile strain for Aura mask (A), VFlex mask (B), and surgical masks (C) for different irradiation doses.

Fig. 12

Water contact angle values for FFRs before and after EB irradiation.
Water contact angle values for FFRs before and after EB irradiation.

Fig. 13

Fractional efficiency of removal KCl and DEHS particles for Aura (A), VFlex (B), and surgical (C) respirators before and after irradiation with EB.
Fractional efficiency of removal KCl and DEHS particles for Aura (A), VFlex (B), and surgical (C) respirators before and after irradiation with EB.

Fig. 14

Fractional efficiency of removal DEHS and KCl particles for Aura respirators after conditioning in IPA vapours.
Fractional efficiency of removal DEHS and KCl particles for Aura respirators after conditioning in IPA vapours.

Fig. 15

Fractional efficiency of removal of DEHS and KCl particles for VFlex respirators after conditioning in IPA vapours.
Fractional efficiency of removal of DEHS and KCl particles for VFlex respirators after conditioning in IPA vapours.

Fig. 16

Fractional efficiency of removal DEHS and KCl particles for surgical mask after conditioning in IPA vapours.
Fractional efficiency of removal DEHS and KCl particles for surgical mask after conditioning in IPA vapours.

Fig. 17

Comparison of overall filtration efficiency of removal KCl and DEHS particles for Aura (A), VFlex (B), and surgical (C) respirators before and after irradiation and conditioning in IPA vapours.
Comparison of overall filtration efficiency of removal KCl and DEHS particles for Aura (A), VFlex (B), and surgical (C) respirators before and after irradiation and conditioning in IPA vapours.

Fig. 18

Pressure drops across the filtrating materials determined for Aura (A), VFlex (B), and surgical (C) respirators before and after irradiation and conditioning in IPA vapours.
Pressure drops across the filtrating materials determined for Aura (A), VFlex (B), and surgical (C) respirators before and after irradiation and conditioning in IPA vapours.

Average values of tensile strength together with SDs for all studied FFRs before and after irradiation

Mask type Aura VFlex Surgical
Dose (kGy) Tensile strength (MPa) SD Tensile strength (MPa) SD Tensile strength (MPa) SD
0 (control) 1.91 0.14 3.17 0.34 2.20 0.16
12 2.35 0.66 2.78 0.33 2.21 0.32
25 2.05 0.32 2.51 0.20 2.07 0.22
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