Addressing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Decontamination: Methylene Blue and Light Inactivates SARS-CoV-2 on N95 Respirators and Masks with Maintenance of Integrity and Fit

Thomas S Lendvay; James Chen; Brian H Harcourt; Florine E.M. Scholte; F. Selcen Kilinc-Balci; Ying Ling Lin; Molly M Lamb; Larry F Chu; Amy Price; David Evans; Yi-Chan Lin; Christopher N Mores; Jaya Sahni; Kareem B Kabra; Eric Haubruge; Etienne Thiry; Belinda Heyne; Jan Laperre; Sarah Simmons; Jan Davies; Yi Cui; Thor Wagner; Tanner Clark; Sarah J Smit; Rod Parker; Thomas Gallagher; Emily Timm; Louisa F Ludwig-Begall; Nicolas Macia; Cyrus Mackie; Karen Hope; Ken Page; Susan Reader; Peter Faris; Oliver Jolois; Alpa Patel; Jean-Luc Lemyre; Vanessa Molly-Simard; Kamonthip Homdayjanakul; Sarah R Tritsch; Constance Wielick; Mark Mayo; Rebecca Malott; Jean-Francois Willaert; Hans Nauwynck; Loréne Dams; Simon De Jaeger; Lei Liao; Mervin Zhao; Steven Chu; John Conly; May C Chu.
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