DESCRIPTION:THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AN ANTIVIRAL REUSABLE FACE MASK CONCEPT FROM RECYCLED POLYSTYRENE AND DISCARDED SINGLE-USE FACE MASKS.ACTIVITIES:(1) THIS PROJECT WILL COLLECT AND CHARACTERIZE PLASTIC WASTE, (2) DEVELOP AND EVALUATE REUSABLE NANOFIBER FILTRATION SYSTEMS, AND (3) FABRICATE AND EVALUATE A 3D-PRINTED FACE MASK DESIGN.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:DELIVERABLES OF THIS PROJECT INCLUDE A NOVEL MULTI-USE FACE MASK CONCEPT THAT IS SIMILAR OR EXCEEDS N95 MASK PERFORMANCE AND NANOFIBER FILTRATION SCIENTIFIC DATA THROUGH PUBLICATIONS, REPORTS, AND CONFERENCES. THE OUTCOME OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE A NOVEL DESIGN OF A REUSABLE ANTIVIRAL FACE MASK THAT PROMOTES HUMAN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE COMMUNITIES WITH POOR AIR QUALITY, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
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