What We Are Learning from COVID-19 for Respiratory Protection: Contemporary and Emerging Issues

Author:

Li RuiORCID,Zhang Mengying,Wu Yulin,Tang PeixinORCID,Sun GangORCID,Wang Liwen,Mandal SumitORCID,Wang Lizhi,Lang JamesORCID,Passalacqua Alberto,Subramaniam Shankar,Song GuowenORCID

Abstract

Infectious respiratory diseases such as the current COVID-19 have caused public health crises and interfered with social activity. Given the complexity of these novel infectious diseases, their dynamic nature, along with rapid changes in social and occupational environments, technology, and means of interpersonal interaction, respiratory protective devices (RPDs) play a crucial role in controlling infection, particularly for viruses like SARS-CoV-2 that have a high transmission rate, strong viability, multiple infection routes and mechanisms, and emerging new variants that could reduce the efficacy of existing vaccines. Evidence of asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic transmissions further highlights the importance of a universal adoption of RPDs. RPDs have substantially improved over the past 100 years due to advances in technology, materials, and medical knowledge. However, several issues still need to be addressed such as engineering performance, comfort, testing standards, compliance monitoring, and regulations, especially considering the recent emergence of pathogens with novel transmission characteristics. In this review, we summarize existing knowledge and understanding on respiratory infectious diseases and their protection, discuss the emerging issues that influence the resulting protective and comfort performance of the RPDs, and provide insights in the identified knowledge gaps and future directions with diverse perspectives.

Funder

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Polymers and Plastics,General Chemistry

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