Improving outcomes for burn patients and the standing of social workers on burn center teams. An estimated 486,000 burn injuries require medical treatment every year – 40,000 of which require hospitalization, according to the American Burn Association. Around 30,000 of these hospitalizations are treated by medical professionals with specialized burn care training at any of (read more)
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Information and FAQs – charged filtration material performance after various sterilization techniques.
Brief bio: Peter Tsai, Ph.D. Employment: Research faculty, Joint Institute of Advanced Materials, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Expertise: Development of meltblowing (MB) systems and the electrostatic charging (EC) of materials for making air filter electrets. The MB and the EC developed by Tsai have been used in the industries worldwide making tens of billions of (read more)
Using Nonwoven Materials in DIY Face Masks
Dr. Peter Tsai, inventor of the electrostatic charging technology that makes the filter media of face masks including medical and N95, was recently featured in this article from the Washington Post, which provides various sources and opinions on constructing DIY face masks. As more individuals seek to create home-made face masks, Dr. Tsai (read more)