@article{60be4a1872594819bfc816fe0012661b,
title = "Modified full-face snorkel mask as COVID-19 personal protective equipment: Quantitative results",
abstract = "The COVID-19 crisis has resulted in a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE). Adapting commercially available full-faced snorkel masks has been proposed as an alternative to narrow the gap in PPE. An advantage of the full-faced snorkel mask design is that it serves two critical purposes: eye and face protection, and high quality air filtration to protect against SARS-CoV-2. We performed quantitative testing on various full-faced snorkel masks with 3D printed adapters that accept commercially available particulate filters, and report on a design that passed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) full-facepiece respirator standards.",
keywords = "3D printed, 3M filter, Adapter, Bayonet connection, Commercial air filter, Face shield, Fit factor, N95, OSHA, P100, P95, Quantitative fit testing, SARS-CoV-2",
author = "Kyle Nicholson and Ashley Henke-Adams and Henke, {Daniel M.} and Kravitz, {Alexxai V.} and Gay, {Hiram A.}",
note = "Funding Information: We want to acknowledge Mark Abshire and Nick Zeid at Computer Aided Technology for their help with 3D printing. We want to acknowledge 7-year-old girl Kaidi Gay for showing how to assemble the full-faced snorkel mask. The work described has been carried out in accordance with The Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki). OSHA guidelines were followed for the volunteers who participated in the fit testing which is not an experimental procedure. Each volunteer was tested with an individual new snorkel mask and pair of filters he or she kept at the end of the testing. The testing 3D adapter was sterilized with alcohol between uses to avoid any potential asymptomatic transmission of the virus. The privacy of the volunteers was protected. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 The Authors",
year = "2021",
month = apr,
doi = "10.1016/j.ohx.2021.e00185",
language = "English",
volume = "9",
journal = "HardwareX",
issn = "2468-0672",
}