Visualizing speech-generated oral fluid droplets with laser light scattering

P Anfinrud, V Stadnytskyi, CE Bax…�- New England Journal of�…, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Oral Fluid Droplets Generated during Speech In this experiment, investigators used a laser
in a darkened box to visualize droplets that were generated during speech. The droplets�…

Physics of virus transmission by speaking droplets

RR Netz, WA Eaton�- …�of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
To make the physics of person-to-person virus transmission from emitted droplets of oral
fluid while speaking easily understood, we present simple and transparent algebraic�…

Aerosol formation due to a dental procedure: insights leading to the transmission of diseases to the environment

P Mirbod, EA Haffner, M Bagheri…�- Journal of the Royal�…, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
As a result of the outbreak and diffusion of SARS-CoV-2, there has been a directive to
advance medical working conditions. In dentistry, airborne particles are produced through�…

[HTML][HTML] An experimental framework to capture the flow dynamics of droplets expelled by a sneeze

P Bahl, CM de Silva, AA Chughtai, CR MacIntyre…�- Experiments in�…, 2020 - Springer
Respiratory activities such as sneezing generate pathogen laden droplets that can deposit
in the respiratory tract of a susceptible host to initiate infection. The extent of spread of these�…

[HTML][HTML] A study of fluid dynamics and human physiology factors driving droplet dispersion from a human sneeze

D Fontes, J Reyes, K Ahmed, M Kinzel�- Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Recent studies have indicated that COVID-19 is an airborne disease, which has driven
conservative social distancing and widescale usage of face coverings. Airborne virus�…

The effectiveness of an air cleaner in controlling droplet/aerosol particle dispersion emitted from a patient's mouth in the indoor environment of dental clinics

C Chen, B Zhao, W Cui, L Dong…�- Journal of the Royal�…, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Dental healthcare workers (DHCWs) are at high risk of occupational exposure to droplets
and aerosol particles emitted from patients' mouths during treatment. We evaluated the�…

[HTML][HTML] Visualization of sneeze ejecta: steps of fluid fragmentation leading to respiratory droplets

BE Scharfman, AH Techet, JWM Bush…�- Experiments in Fluids, 2016 - Springer
Coughs and sneezes feature turbulent, multiphase flows that may contain pathogen-bearing
droplets of mucosalivary fluid. As such, they can contribute to the spread of numerous�…

Lasing droplets: highlighting the liquid-air interface by laser emission

SX Qian, JB Snow, HM Tzeng, RK Chang�- Science, 1986 - science.org
When dye-doped ethanol droplets are irradiated with an intense pulsed laser beam, the
resulting laser emission from individual droplets highlights the liquid-air interface�…

[HTML][HTML] Visualizing droplet dispersal for face shields and masks with exhalation valves

S Verma, M Dhanak, J Frankenfield�- Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Several places across the world are experiencing a steep surge in COVID-19 infections.
Face masks have become increasingly accepted as one of the most effective means for�…

Vaporization of perfluorocarbon droplets using optical irradiation

E Strohm, M Rui, I Gorelikov, N Matsuura…�- Biomedical Optics�…, 2011 - opg.optica.org
Micron-sized liquid perfluorocarbon (PFC) droplets are currently being investigated as
activatable agents for medical imaging and cancer therapy. After injection into the�…