Table 3.

Summary data of filter aerosol penetration and filter airflow resistance for FFRs following various decontamination treatments^a

FFR model	Treatment	Average initial sodium chloride penetration (%P)	Standard deviation of penetration	Average initial resistance (mmH2O)	Standard deviation of resistance
N95 FFRs
N95-A	As-received	0.121	0.08	7.6	0.83
	UVGI	0.072	0.04	7.6	0.29
	EtO	0.101	0.06	7.3	0.10
	VHP	0.071	0.04	7.8	0.21
	Microwave	0.105	0.07	7.9	0.06
	Bleach	0.262	0.18	8.1	0.47
N95-B	As-received	1.00	0.64	9.4	0.68
	UVGI	0.76	0.43	10.3	0.12
	EtO	0.667	0.39	9.7	0.10
	VHP	0.659	0.34	9.6	0.50
	Microwave	1.06	0.74	9.0	0.40
	Bleach	0.629	0.34	9.8	0.30
N95-C	As-received	1.48	0.94	6.9	1.61
	UVGI	1.77	0.96	7.1	1.68
	EtO	1.82	1.12	6.9	1.47
	VHP	1.47	0.91	6.5	2.37
	Microwave	1.46	0.82	6.2	0.61
	Bleach	1.13	0.79	8.0	3.06
Surgical N95 respirators
SN95-D	As-received	1.57	0.83	8.4	0.50
	UVGI	1.86	0.97	9.2	0.44
	EtO	0.90	0.49	8.1	0.32
	VHP	0.71	0.50	8.6	1.04
	Microwave	0.711	0.44	8.7	0.64
	Bleach	0.561	0.38	9.6	0.29
SN95-E	As-received	0.335	0.19	6.1	0.15
	UVGI	0.371	0.21	7.1	0.61
	EtO	0.498	0.32	6.7	0.40
	VHP	0.542	0.32	7.1	1.28
	Microwave	Melted	Melted	Melted	Melted
	Bleach	0.233	0.12	6.6	0.56
SN95-F	As-received	0.716	0.37	6.7	0.17
	UVGI	0.720	0.37	6.6	0.26
	EtO	0.687	0.35	6.3	0.25
	VHP	0.727	0.37	6.5	0.29
	Microwave	0.652	0.33	5.4	0.72
	Bleach	0.692	0.35	5.9	0.46
P100 FFRs
P100-G	As-received	0.009	0.01	13.1	0.79
	UVGI	0.005	0.00	13.1	1.21
	EtO	0.003	0.00	12.8	0.57
	VHP	0.006	0.01	13.4	1.23
	Microwave	0.002	0.00	13.1	0.62
	Bleach	0.006	0.00	13.6	0.92
P100-H	As-received	0.007	0.01	15.8	0.87
	UVGI	0.007	0.01	16.0	1.82
	EtO	0.003	0.00	15.2	0.64
	VHP	0.010	0.01	15.0	1.27
	Microwave	0.000	0.00	15.8	0.30
	Bleach	0.010	0.01	15.1	0.81
P100-I	As-received	0.008	0.00	16.4	0.85
	UVGI	0.012	0.01	16.5	0.10
	EtO	0.006	0.00	15.9	0.76
	VHP	0.007	0.00	16.2	0.93
	Microwave	Melted	Melted	Melted	Melted
	Bleach	0.004	0.00	17.0	0.98

^aFilter aerosol penetration and filter airflow resistance testing performed using a TSI 8130 AFT (n = 3).