ATLANTIC TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
Atlantic TU Sligo Researchers Recommend
Optimum Materials for Masks and Respirators ATU PhD researcher Kris O’Dowd and a team of researchers at the Nanotechnology and Bio-Engineering Research group at ATU Sligo campus have examined various facemasks and respirators, looking at the current materials in use and possible future innovations that will enhance their protection against SARS-CoV-2. The research was part of a response to the Covid-19 crisis after Sligo University Hospital requested ATU Sligo for assistance at the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020.
The award winning paper stated that new materials being developed such as graphene oxide can enhance the antimicrobial efficiency of the masks.
Their subsequent research paper entitled “Face Masks and Respirators in the Fight Against the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Review of Current Materials, Advances and Future Perspectives,” received best paper award from the peer-reviewed journal ‘Materials’.
PhD Researcher Kris O’Dowd and his research team at ATU Sligo.
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Issue Two June 2022
