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cord-324444-t697xw4y	Rodriguez-Palacios, Alexander	Textile Masks and Surface Covers - A 'Universal Droplet Reduction Model' Against Respiratory Pandemics	2020-04-10		.txt	text/plain	2459	135	46	However, given that asymptomatic individuals, not wearing masks within the public, can be highly contagious for COVID-19, prevention of environmental droplet contamination (EnDC) from coughing/sneezing/speech is fundamental to reducing transmission. When used as double-layers, textiles were as effective as medical mask/surgical-cloth materials, reducing droplet dispersion to <10cm, and the area of circumferential contamination to ~0.3%. The synchronized implementation of EDBs as a community droplet reduction solution (i.e., face covers/scarfs/masks & surface covers) could reduce EnDC and the risk of transmitting or acquiring infectious respiratory pathogens, including COVID-19. defibrinated sheep blood, placed on a need droplets to facilitate their expulsion, transmission and EnDC 12 , we first validated a rapid 116 spray-simulation model of droplets (mimicking a sneeze) using a bacterial-suspension to quantify 117 the extent by which widely-available household textiles reduced the ejection/long-distance flight of 118 .	./cache/cord-324444-t697xw4y.txt	./txt/cord-324444-t697xw4y.txt