Non-woven materials for cloth-based face masks inserts: relationship between material properties and sub-micron aerosol filtration
Leigh R. Crilley, A. Angelucci, Brian Malile, Cora J. Young, Trevor C. VandenBoer, Jennifer I. L. Chen
Abstract
Sub-micron aerosol filtration of non-woven materials and fabric treatments were investigated. Select low-cost, readily available and easily cut non-woven materials were identified as suitable filter inserts for cloth-based masks.
Topics & Concepts
Filtration (mathematics)AerosolMaterials scienceWoven fabricComposite materialFilter (signal processing)Face masksComputer scienceChemistryCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MathematicsComputer visionStatisticsOrganic chemistryInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseMedicinePathologyInfection Control and VentilationAerosol Filtration and Electrostatic PrecipitationParticle Dynamics in Fluid Flows