Table 1.

Decontamination methods of nanofiber-based N95 masks

Treatment	Mode of Application	Temperature (°C)	Time (min)	Ref.
Chemical
Ethanol	Soaking in ethanol (70%) bath	RT*	1 min	(Smith et al. 2020)
Bleach	Soaking in diluted sodium hypochlorite (0.5%)	RT	10-30 min	(Viscusi, King, and Shaffer 2007)
Wet heat
Autoclave	Autoclaved in individually laminated bags	121	30 in	(Bopp et al. 2020)
Steam	Steaming on boiling water	100	10 min each side	(Liao et al. 2020)
Boiling	Soaking in boiling water	100	5 min	(Juang and Tsai 2020)
Dry heat
Oven	Static-air oven	75	30 min	(Liao et al. 2020)
Ironing	Dry ironing	150	5 secs	(Lakdawala et al. 2011)
Irradiation
Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI)	Irradiated in UVGI cabinet (~250 nm, 6 W)	RT	30 min each side	(Lowe et al. 2020)
Microwave	Irradiated in Microwave oven, 2450 MHz	Cabinet temperature	10 min	(Zhang et al. 2010)

^*RT: Room Temperature