Author: Kwiek, Jesse J.; Pickett, Christopher R.; Flanigan, Chloe A.; Lee, Marcia V.; Saif, Linda J; Jahnes, Jeff; Blonder, Greg
Title: A practical PPE decontamination method using warm air and ambient humidity Cord-id: 94b0l7kx Document date: 2020_1_1
ID: 94b0l7kx
Snippet: Personal protective equipment (PPE) remains in short supply. Current decontamination methods are complex, slow, expensive and particularly ill-suited for low to middle income nations where the need is greatest. We propose a low temperature, ambient humidity decontamination method (WASP-D) based on the thirty minute or less half-life of Sars-CoV-2 (and other common pathogens) at temperatures above 45{degrees}C, combined with the observation that most PPE are designed to be safely transported and
Document: Personal protective equipment (PPE) remains in short supply. Current decontamination methods are complex, slow, expensive and particularly ill-suited for low to middle income nations where the need is greatest. We propose a low temperature, ambient humidity decontamination method (WASP-D) based on the thirty minute or less half-life of Sars-CoV-2 (and other common pathogens) at temperatures above 45{degrees}C, combined with the observation that most PPE are designed to be safely transported and stored at temperatures below 50{degrees}C. Decontamination at 12 hours, 46{degrees}C (115{degrees}F) and ambient humidity should consistently reduce SARS-CoV-2 viral load by a factor of 10-6, without negatively affecting PPE materials or performance.
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