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. 2020 Oct 29;8:e10259. doi: 10.7717/peerj.10259

Table 3. Natural contamination of PLA masks worn by test persons, and subsequently treated with ethanol (bacterial count expressed as CFU/mL).

Inner surface (untreated) Inner surface
(after disinfection)
Outer surface (untreated) Outer surface
(after disinfection)
Effect of ethanol on disinfection of PLA masks from natural microbial contamination (CFU/mL)
PLA mask 1 7,000 19 85 0
PLA mask 2 257 0 153 0
PLA mask 3 108 2 59 2
average 2,455 7 99 1