Journal
JOURNAL OF AEROSOL SCIENCE
Volume 41, Issue 10, Pages 944-952Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2010.07.003
Keywords
Loading chamber; Coughing; Loading density; Uniformity; Droplet
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- Air Force Research Laboratory [FA8650-06-05913]
- University of Florida
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A droplet/aerosol loading chamber was designed to deliver uniform droplets/aerosols onto substrates. An ultrasonic nebulizer was used to produce virus-containing droplets from artificial saliva to emulate those from coughing and sneezing. The operating conditions were determined by adjusting various parameters to achieve loading density and uniformity requirements. The count median diameter and mass median diameter were 0.5-2 and 3-4 mu m, respectively, around the loading location when 35% relative humidity was applied. The average loading density was similar to 2 x 10(3) plaque-forming units/cm(2) for 5-min loading time with a virus titer of 10(7) plaque-forming units/mL. Six different filtering facepiece respirators from commercial sources were loaded to evaluate uniform distribution. For each of the six FFRs, the virus loading uniformity within a sample and across numerous samples was 19.21% and 12.20%, respectively. This system supports a standard method for loading viable bioaerosols onto specimen surfaces when different decontamination techniques are to be compared. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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