Research Article

Spreading a Durable Protective Layer of Quaternary Ammonium Agents on an N95 Respirator for Predecontamination of Airborne Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Viruses Using Mycobacterium smegmatis and Bacteriophage MS2 as Models

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M. smegmatis on the surface of an untreated N95 respirator (a) and a GS75-coated N95 respirator (b). These two images were observed by SEM and acquired under a magnification of ×40.0 k.
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