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. 2022 Nov 18;12:100151. doi: 10.1016/j.jpap.2022.100151

Table 3a.

Reduction in viral infectivity (Log10) and percentual activity (%) (TCID50/mL) to coronavirus MHV-3 inoculated PFF2 (model 3 M - 8801H) to different UV-C exposure times, as a function of the inoculation point, in comparison with inoculated masks not treated by UV-C.

Virus inoculation site on 8801H model Infectivity reduction TCID50/mL MHV-3 (Log10) (Mean ± S.D.) Inactivation rate TCID50/mL MHV-3 (%) (Mean ± S.D.)
UV-C exposure time: 60 s
a - outer surface 4.9375 ± 0.1083 99.99881 ± 0.0003
b - outer surface 5.9375 ± 0.1083 99.99988 ± 0.0000
c - outer surface 5.9375 ± 0.1083 99.99988 ± 0.0000
d - outer surface 5.9375 ± 0.1083 99.99988 ± 0.0000
e - outer surface 6 ± 0.0000 99.9999 ± 0.0000
f - elastic band 6 ± 0.0000 99.9999 ± 0.0000
g - elastic band 6 ± 0.0000 99.9999 ± 0.0000
h - inner surface central 5.9375 ± 0.1083 99.99988 ± 0.0000
UV-C exposure time: 120 s
a - outer surface 5.875 ± 0.1250 99.99986 ± 0.0000
b - outer surface 5.9375 ± 0.1083 99.99988 ± 0.0000
c - outer surface 5.9375 ± 0.1083 99.99988 ± 0.0000
d - outer surface 5.9375 ± 0.1083 99.99988 ± 0.0000
e - outer surface 6 ± 0.0000 99.9999 ± 0.0000
f - elastic band 5.9375 ± 0.1083 99.99988 ± 0.0000
g - elastic band 6 ± 0.0000 99.9999 ± 0.0000
h - inner surface central 6 ± 0.0000 99.9999 ± 0.0000
UV-C exposure time: 180 s
a - outer surface 6 ± 0.0000 99.9999 ± 0.0000
b - outer surface 6 ± 0.0000 99.9999 ± 0.0000
c - outer surface 6 ± 0.0000 99.9999 ± 0.0000
d - outer surface 6 ± 0.0000 99.9999 ± 0.0000
e - outer surface 6 ± 0.0000 99.9999 ± 0.0000
f - elastic band 6 ± 0.0000 99.9999 ± 0.0000
g - elastic band 6 ± 0.0000 99.9999 ± 0.0000
h - inner surface central 5.9375 ± 0.1083 99.99988 ± 0.0000
UV-C exposure time: 240 s
a - outer surface 6 ± 0.0000 99.9999 ± 0.0000
b - outer surface 5.9375 ± 0.1083 99,99988 ± 0.0000
c - outer surface 6 ± 0.0000 99.9999 ± 0.0000
d - outer surface 6 ± 0.0000 99.9999 ± 0.0000
e - outer surface 6 ± 0.0000 99.9999 ± 0.0000
f - elastic band 6 ± 0.0000 99.9999 ± 0.0000
g - elastic band 6 ± 0.0000 99.9999 ± 0.0000
h - inner surface central 6 ± 0.0000 99.9999 ± 0.0000
Virus inoculation site on 9920H model Infectivity reduction TCID50/mL MHV-3 (Log10) (Mean ± S.D.) Inactivation rate TCID50/mL MHV-3 (%) (Mean ± S.D.)
UV-C exposure time: none (control with virus without UV-C, 240 s)
a - outer surface 2.9 ± 0.1083 99.875 ± 0.0433
b - outer surface 3 ± 0.0000 99.9 ± 0.0000
c - outer surface 2.9 ± 0.1083 99.875 ± 0.0433
d - outer surface 3 ± 0.0000 99.9 ± 0.0000
e - outer surface 3 ± 0.0000 99.9 ± 0.0000
f - elastic band 3 ± 0.0000 99.9 ± 0.0000
g - elastic band 3 ± 0.0000 99.9 ± 0.0000
h - inner surface central 2.9 ± 0.1083 99.875 ± 0.0433