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

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Model</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">Resistance (mm H<sub>2</sub>O)</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">Penetration rate (%)</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">Water</td><td class="align_center">GS75</td><td class="align_center">Water</td><td class="align_center">GS75</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">85 l/min</td><td class="align_center">8.5 (0.73)</td><td class="align_center">9.2 (0.46)</td><td class="align_center">0.17 (0.22)</td><td class="align_center">0.27 (0.34)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>The sample size is 12. The numbers in parentheses represent standard deviations.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>The filtration performance of whole sterile water- and GS75-coated masks exposed to a NaCl aerosol.</div>

Indoor Air

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Table 4: Spreading a Durable Protective Layer of Quaternary Ammonium Agents on an N95 Respirator for Predecontamination of Airborne <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> and Viruses Using <i>Mycobacterium smegmatis</i> and Bacteriophage MS2 as Models 

Table 4 | 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 