A laboratory-based study examining the properties of silk fabric to evaluate its potential as a protective barrier for personal protective equipment and as a functional material for face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic

Flexible Nanoporous Template for the Design and Development of Reusable Anti-COVID-19 Hydrophobic Face Masks

(2020) Nazek El-Atab et al.   ACS Nano

The coronavirus pandemic and aerosols: Does COVID-19 transmit via expiratory particles?

(2020) Sima Asadi et al.   AEROSOL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Conserving Supply of Personal Protective Equipment—A Call for Ideas

(2020) Howard Bauchner et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

A history of the medical mask and the rise of throwaway culture

(2020) Bruno J Strasser et al.   LANCET

Architectural evolution in cocoons spun by Hyalophora (Lepidoptera; Saturniidae) silk moth species

(2020) Patrick A. Guerra et al.   Scientific Reports

The Case for Masks

(2020) Anna Kaltenboeck et al.   MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS

Visualizing the effectiveness of face masks in obstructing respiratory jets

(2020) Siddhartha Verma et al.   PHYSICS OF FLUIDS

Reporting of R2 Statistics for Mixed-Effects Regression Models

(2019) Elias S. Sotirchos et al.   JAMA Neurology

Waterproof breathable layers – A review

(2019) Ali Reza Tehrani-Bagha   ADVANCES IN COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Contact angle measurements and water drop behavior on leaf surface for several deciduous shrub and tree species from a temperate zone

(2018) Ewa Papierowska et al.   TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Dimorphic cocoons of the cecropia moth (Hyalophora cecropia): Morphological, behavioral, and biophysical differences

(2017) Patrick A. Guerra et al.   PLoS One

Structure, evolution, and expression of antimicrobial silk proteins, seroins in Lepidoptera

(2016) Zhaoming Dong et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Evaluating the efficacy of cloth facemasks in reducing particulate matter exposure

(2016) Kabindra M Shakya et al.   Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Silk nanofibers as high efficient and lightweight air filter

(2016) Chunya Wang et al.   Nano Research

Effects of Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) on N95 Respirator Filtration Performance and Structural Integrity

(2015) William G. Lindsley et al.   JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE

Characterization of antiviral and antibacterial activity ofBombyx moriseroin proteins

(2014) C. P. Singh et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

A Cough Aerosol Simulator for the Study of Disease Transmission by Human Cough-Generated Aerosols

(2013) William G. Lindsley et al.   AEROSOL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The silkmoth cocoon as humidity trap and waterproof barrier

(2013) Nicholas P.C. Horrocks et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Airflow Dynamics of Human Jets: Sneezing and Breathing - Potential Sources of Infectious Aerosols

(2013) Julian W. Tang et al.   PLoS One

Testing the Efficacy of Homemade Masks: Would They Protect in an Influenza Pandemic?

(2013) Anna Davies et al.   Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Structure and physical properties of silkworm cocoons

(2012) F. Chen et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

NIH Image to ImageJ: 25 years of image analysis

(2012) Caroline A Schneider et al.   NATURE METHODS

Contact Angle Measurements Using a Simplified Experimental Setup

(2010) Guillaume Lamour et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION

A Novel Anti-Influenza Copper Oxide Containing Respiratory Face Mask

(2010) Gadi Borkow et al.   PLoS One

Mulberry non-engineered silk gland protein vis-à-vis silk cocoon protein engineered by silkworms as biomaterial matrices

(2008) Joydip Kundu et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN MEDICINE