Electrocharging face masks with corona discharge treatment

M M Bandi1, N Ishizu2, H-B Kang2

  • 1Nonlinear and Non-equilibrium Physics Unit, and.

Proceedings. Mathematical, Physical, and Engineering Sciences
|July 19, 2021
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