Mitigation Strategies for Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Laden Aerosols
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Aerosols".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 3717
Special Issue Editors
Interests: computational fluid–particle dynamics (CFPD); discrete element method (DEM); physiologically based pharmacokinetics (PBPK); lung aerosol dynamics; pulmonary targeted drug delivery; AI-empowered smart inhaler design
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Interests: computational fluid-particle dynamics (CFPD); lung aerosol dynamics; exposure risk assessment; regulatory science
Interests: computational fluid dynamics (CFD); discrete element method (DEM); in vitro experiments for inhalation dosimetry; inhaler design innovation; occupational exposure risk assessment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Airborne transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been identified as the dominant route for spreading, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. Multiple research teams have confirmed that SARS-CoV-2 RNA exists in the aerosol samples collected in different indoor environments such as patient rooms, restaurants, auditoriums, and dentistry rooms. Infection controls for the airborne transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 are crucial to minimizing the infection risks for people in the same confined spaces. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the most effective way to control occupational hazard exposure is through elimination, rather than social distancing and wearing personal protective equipment (PPE). Therefore, the aim of this Special Issue is to provide recent advances in the development of novel and effective mitigation strategies to reduce the exposure risks to airborne SARS-CoV-2 virus, and hopefully pave the way for more effective control of the spread of COVID-19. Both experimental and numerical studies are acceptable, but quantitative analysis of the mitigation effectiveness of the strategy must be presented. Topics of interest for the Special Issue include but are not limited to:
- Smart flow controls for indoor airborne SARS-CoV-2 virus reduction;
- Air quality control apparatuses for airborne SARS-CoV-2 virus filtration;
- Novel virus elimination devices and their effectiveness.
Dr. Yu Feng
Dr. Thierry Marchal
Dr. Xiaole Chen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- COVID-19
- SARS-CoV-2
- airborne transmission
- mitigation strategies
- indoor
