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This page carries abstracts of all accepted papers that were presented at the ISRP 2012 Boston conference.

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Author/s (sorted by principal author) Title (click to read abstract)
   
Daniel J. Barker and Dr. Karen M. Coyne An Assessment of CBRN PPE Audible Signature
   
Omar Bekdash, Prakash Chapain, and Arthur Johnson Development of an air sampling system for detecting oxygen leaks from the facepiece of a closed circuit self-contained breathing apparatus
   
Michael Bergman, Ziqing Zhuang, Joseph Wander, David Hanson, Brian Heimbuch, Michael McDonald, Andrew Palmiero, and Ronald Shaffer Fit Test Evaluation of an Advanced Respirator Headform
   
Larry A. Brey Effect of High Relative Humidity on OV Cartridge Performance
   
David Caretti and Karen Coyne Thermophysiological and Subjective Impacts of Two Different Respirator Ambient Air-Cooling Options during Mild Hyperthermia
   
Prakash Chapain, Omar Bekdash, and Arthur Johnson Flow based oxygen leak detection system in closed circuit self-contained breathing apparatus
   
R. Chauveau, G. Grévillot, S. Marsteau, and C. Vallières Prediction of the service life time of cartridges for personal protection: Discussion on the pertinence of 3 models
   
Chih-Chieh Chen, Yu-Mei Kuo, Che-Ming Yang, Sheng-Hsiu, Chun-Wah Chen

A Novel High Protection Exhalation Valve for Respirators

   
Cheryl Colton Healthcare’s Challenges with regard to Respiratory Protection
   
Karen M. Coyne and Daniel J. Barker Respirator Speech Intelligibility Testing with a Highly Trained Speaker
   
Jennifer V. Romero, Jock W. H. Smith, Braden M. Sullivan, J. R. Dahn, and Lisa Croll A Combinatorial Method for the Synthesis and Characterization of Multigas Capable Respirator Carbons
   
Debra J. Deininger Embedded Sensors for Respirator Applications
   
Alfred DeMaria Infection Control and Respiratory Protection: A Matter of Perspective
   
Frank Ding, Michael Parham, Amy Quiring Calculating service life time for compound chemicals with group contribution compensation
   
Aaron Eagan The Respiratory Protection Effectiveness Clinical Trial (ResPECT)
   
Edward M. Fisher, Caroline M. Ylitalo, Narina Stepanova, Ronald E. Shaffer Assessing Filtering Facepiece Respirator Contamination During Patient Care in Flu Season: Experimental and Modeling Approaches
   
Paul Gardner The ESLI Challenge: It’s About the Requirements
   
Megan Gosch Improvements in respiratory protection for Healthcare workers (project BREATHE)
   
David Gurden Evaluation of Respirator Fit Testing Protocols - A practical approach
   
Hiroki Haruta, Hisashi Yuasa, Eriko Shimizu, Kazushi Kimura, Hitoshi Emi, Kousuke Nozaki, Isamu Kabe, Shigeru Tanaka Estimation of Work Rate in Workplaces Using Breathing Pattern Data
   
Jessica Hauge, Marc Roe, Lisa Brosseau, and Craig Colton Real-Time Fit of a Respirator during Simulated Healthcare Tasks
   
Xinjian (Kevin) He, Michael Yermakov, Tiina Reponen, Sergey A. Grinshpun Performance Evaluation of an Elastomeric Half-mask Respirator on a Manikin with Combustion Aerosol
   
Lin Li , Zhili Zuo, Daniel Japuntich and David Y.H. Pui Evaluation of Filter Media for Particle Number, Surface Area and Mass Penetrations
   
Arthur T. Johnson Physiology of Respirator Wear: Why Adding Resistance Shortens Endurance Time
   
Varun Kapoor Extending the Perception of Speech Intelligibility in Respiratory Protection
   
Zhipeng Lei and Jingzhou (James) Yang Computational Fluid Dynamics-Based Respirator Fit Prediction - A Pilot Study
   
Krzysztof Makowski, Agnieszka Brochocka Assessment of efficiency of meltblown filtering materials used for respiratory protective devices against nanoparticles
   
C.R. Manning, G.O. Nelson, T.E. Crabtree, and A.R. Piedmont Improvements in Atmosphere Generators Used in Chemical Challenge Testing of Air-Purifying Respirators
   
Stephanie Marsteau, Bruno Galland Service life of respirator cartridges with organic vapors: two approaches for a better understanding
   
Richard W. Metzler Conformity Assessment Standards – A Necessity to Support an ISO Respirator Protective Device Standard
   
Eve Neesham-Grenon, Jacques Lavoie, Simon Smith, Geneviève Marchand, Yves Cloutier and Maximilien Debia Control Banding Method for Respirator Selection against Bioaerosols in Quebec
   
William Newcomb A History and Overview of ISO Respiratory Standards
   
Debra A. Novak Surgical Smoke Plume Research & Respiratory Protection Best Practice
   
—— NPPTL/NIOSH Healthcare Respiratory Protection Research Initiatives
   
Michael L. Parham Making ESLI part of the Respiratory Protective Device system: A manufacturer’s perspective
   
Suzanne Pelfrey Future Designs for Low Burden Respiratory Protection
   
Hee-Siew (Ryan) Han, Mark Prell, and Richard Remiarz Penetration of N95 Filtering-Facepiece Respirators by Charged and Charge-Neutralized Nanoparticles
   
Samy Rengasamy and Benjamin C. Eimer Nanoparticle penetration through filter media and through face seal leakage of N95 filtering facepiece respirators
   
Joseph A. Rossin and Gregory W. Peterson Removal of Toxic Chlorine-Containing Chemicals by Zirconium Hydroxide-Based Sorbent Media
   
Ronald E. Shaffer and Edward M. Fisher Reuse of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators: What Have We Learned and Where Do We Go Next?
   
Margaret Sietsema, Lorraine Conroy, Kari Cline, Lisa Brosseau Scoring Hospital Respiratory Protection Programs using Written Programs and Interview Data
   
Edward Sinkule, Jeffrey Powell, and Fredric Goss Evaluation of N95 Respirator Use with a Surgical Mask Cover: Effects on Breathing Pressures, Inhaled Carbon Dioxide and Inhaled Oxygen Concentrations
   
Carmen Smith, Jane Whitelaw, Brian Davies Phonic Respiration and its Impact on Carbon Dioxide Re-breathing in Respiratory Protective Devices (Pilot Study)
   
Simon Smith Use of Control Banding Methods in Respirator Selection for Biohazards
   
Jay Snyder NPPTL’s R & D Program for End of Service Life
   
Alberto Spasciani A critical approach to ISO 17420 (All that glitters is not gold)
   
Girish Srinivas, Joe Fredrickson, Steve Gebhard, Bob Copeland, Georgia Mason Cooling System for Level A Hazmat Suits
   
Dan Symons Use of Speech Transmission Index (STI) for Voice Intelligibility Testing of Respiratory Protection Devices and Proposed Measurement Method
   
Saki Tateishi, Norikazu Kurano, Meguru Inai and Hiroshi Yamada Suitable chemical cartridges against gaseous substances generated from the solutions used for preservative treatment
   
Ludovic Tuduri, Florence Janvier, Yves Cloutier, Daniel Cossement, Daniel Drolet, Jaime Lara Going Towards Saturisk 2. Updates and improvements for predicting service life of organic vapors cartridges
   
Ilse Tuinman The Filtration Efficiency of Bacteria compared to Standard Test Particles
   
Andrew Viner Results of Round Robin Particulate Filtration Testing in Support of ISO TC94/SC15
   
——, M.D. Luinenburg, and M.M. Jamieson A Test System Optimized for Precise Measurement of High Fit Factors
   
Dan E. Warkander Work of breathing imposed by a respiratory protective device: the ISO approach to judge acceptability of a respiratory protective device
   
W. Jon Williams Respirator Testing Standards and Physiology A review of 42 CFR pt. 84 Respirator Test Standards and the Physiological Responses to Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in the Breathing Environment
   
Hiroshi Yamada On the Status of PAPR in Japan
   
Xiao-bing Yang , He Fang, Bin Zhao, Bo Yang, Song-tao Ding Inward Leakage and Protection Factor in Respirator Standards
   
Ziqing Zhuang Development of Respirator Fit Test Panels for use in Respirator Testing Standards