humidify

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When cotton was humidified, it filtered significantly more particles than when it was dry.

From Washington Post

In addition to bringing in fresh air through windows or mechanical ventilation, other options include improving the standard of filtration and also humidifying the air - moist conditions might encourage droplets to sink to the floor.

From BBC

Clinicians are trying to decide whether patients should be placed on high-flow nasal cannula oxygen, which adds heated, humidified air to the mix.

From Scientific American

Other disease countermeasures include making buildings less favorable to viral transmission by humidifying and ventilating them and implementing ongoing communication with the public so it can understand and react appropriately.

From Scientific American

During restoration, the map was “humidified and washed in a series of filtered warm water baths to clean the paper and reduce staining, discoloration and acidity.”

From Washington Times