Study of Mask Fibers for Protection Against SARS-Cov-2 Via Luminescent Aerosolized Silicon Nanoparticles

Ayman Rezk; Juveiriah M. Ashraf; Wafa Alnaqbi; Sabina Abdul Hadi; Ghada Dushaq; Aisha Alhammadi; Tala El Kukhun; Mahmood Rasras; Ahmad R.R. Nusair; Munir Nayfeh; Ammar Nayfeh

doi:10.1149/10803.0003ecst

Study of Mask Fibers for Protection Against SARS-Cov-2 Via Luminescent Aerosolized Silicon Nanoparticles

Ayman Rezk
, Juveiriah M. Ashraf
, Wafa Alnaqbi
, Sabina Abdul Hadi
, Ghada Dushaq
, Aisha Alhammadi
, Tala El Kukhun
, Mahmood Rasras
, Ahmad R.R. Nusair
, Munir Nayfeh
, Ammar Nayfeh

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Abstract

During the 2020-current COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of wearing a mask to reduce infection and spread is key. The mask works as filter for the different microorganisms. In this work the geometrical part of the filtration process of the N95 and surgical masks was studied using luminescent ultra-small silicon nanoparticles (Si-NPs) to represent the SARS-CoV-2 by spraying it on the mask using atomizer. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and optical microscope were used to check the mask. The obtained images show that the Si nanoparticles to are trapped by the PE fiber network, indicating its ability to filter SARS-CoV-2. This visualization using nanotechnology can help to further improve mask designs for better filtration.

Original language	British English
Title of host publication	ECS Transactions
Publisher	Institute of Physics
Pages	3-7
Number of pages	5
Edition	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9781607685395
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1149/10803.0003ecst
State	Published - 2022
Event	241st ECST Meeting - Vancouver, Canada Duration: 29 May 2022 → 2 Jun 2022

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Name	ECS Transactions
Number	3
Volume	108
ISSN (Print)	1938-6737
ISSN (Electronic)	1938-5862

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Conference	241st ECST Meeting
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Vancouver
Period	29/05/22 → 2/06/22

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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Rezk, A., Ashraf, J. M., Alnaqbi, W., Abdul Hadi, S., Dushaq, G., Alhammadi, A., El Kukhun, T., Rasras, M., Nusair, A. R. R., Nayfeh, M., & Nayfeh, A. (2022). Study of Mask Fibers for Protection Against SARS-Cov-2 Via Luminescent Aerosolized Silicon Nanoparticles. In ECS Transactions (3 ed., pp. 3-7). (ECS Transactions; Vol. 108, No. 3). Institute of Physics. https://doi.org/10.1149/10803.0003ecst

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