Filtration and Breathability of Nonwoven Fabrics Used in Washable Masks

Abstract We consider fabrics that can improve upon the performance of the widespread all-cotton mask, and examines the effect of layering, machine washing and drying on their filtration and breathability. Individual materials were evaluated for their quality factor, Q, which combines filtration effi...

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Published in:	Aerosol and Air Quality Research
Main Authors:	Thomas W. Bement, David J. Downey, Ania Mitros, Rebecca Lau, Timothy A. Sipkens, Jocelyn Songer, Heidi Alexander, Devon Ostrom, Hamed Nikookar, Steven N. Rogak
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Springer 2022-07-01
Subjects:	Particle filtration Reusable Washable Nonwoven fabrics Mask
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.220044