LODZ, POLAND / ACCESSWIRE / July 27, 2020 / In the middle of the global shortage of the N95 mask, Filter Cell is introducing revolutionary filters. With the current best filter material filtering up ...

Adding a third layer to cloth face masks is now recommended for preventing the spread of COVID-19. Non-woven polypropylene fabric is the material of choice for this third layer, but many people may ...

The Queensland Institute of Technology reported that it has succeeded in developing 'a new material for masks that is cheap, mass-producible and biodegradable'. A mask made of this material can block ...

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Some Canadian fabric stores are seeing a spike in demand for synthetic materials following new non-medical mask guidelines released earlier this week by Health Canada. Vickie Quigley owns The Covered ...

Four years ago, long before the pandemic made masks ubiquitous, a U.K.-based startup called Masuku began developing a better face mask to help filter out pollution in smoggy cities. Masks on the ...

Coronaviruses, like other viruses, are tiny — far too small to get caught in most textiles. To prevent them penetrating a mask filter, engineers have to use various physical tricks. Whenever several ...

Federal health officials have now recommended that we cover our faces with fabric during the coronavirus pandemic. But what material offers the most protection? The Centers for Disease Control and ...