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Cloth face masks are one of the most trending products of\n2020. From plain and simple masks to fancy designer options, there is a wide\nrange of designs to choose from. But which of these masks is the most effective\nin doing what it\u2019s designed to do \u2013 i.e. prevent droplets from falling on other\npeople while talking, coughing or sneezing? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a recent study conducted by Fischer et al. which\ncompares the efficacy of a variety of commonly available mask types, some cloth\nmasks approach the performance of standard surgical masks while other mask\nalternatives like neck fleece or bandanas, offer very little protection. The\nstudy demonstrates the efficacy of the various mask types reviewed through a\nsimple optical measurement method. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In brief, an operator wears a face mask and speaks into the direction of an expanded laser beam inside a dark enclosure. Droplets that propagate through the laser beam scatter light, which is recorded with a cell phone camera. A simple computer algorithm is used to count the droplets in the video. The greater number of droplets recorded, the less the efficacy of the mask. * <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total of 14 commonly found masks were reviewed as part of this study. Figure 1 shows the masks that were compared. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fig 1. Pictures of face masks under investigation. 14\ndifferent face masks or mask alternatives and one mask material (not shown)\nwere tested. Photo Credit: Emma Fischer, Duke University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Results of the study were plotted on the graph below in Figure 2. From the graph, it is clear that while the fitted N95 and surgical mask offer the most protection, the poly\/cotton and PolyProp come very close in performance. The graph also clearly shows that the bandana and fleece offer the least protection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Droplet<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Fig.2. Droplet transmission through face masks. (A) Relative\ndroplet transmission through the corresponding mask. Each solid data point\nrepresents the mean and standard deviation over 10 trials for the same mask,\nnormalized to the control trial (no mask), and tested by one speaker. The\nhollow data points are the mean and standard deviations of the relative counts\nover four speakers. A plot with a logarithmic scale is shown in Supplementary\nFig. S1. (B) The time evolution of the droplet count (left axis) is shown for\nrepresentative examples, marked with the corresponding color in (A): No mask\n(green), Bandana (red), cotton mask (orange), and surgical (blue \u2013 not visible\non this scale). The cumulative droplet count for these cases is also shown (right\naxis). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With mandatory face masks in public being the norm for the\nforeseeable future, it is wise to get the right kind of mask for maximum\nprotection and comfort. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

*The article was based on a research article published in Science Advances. Fischer et al., Sci. Adv. 10.1126\/sciadv.abd3083 (2020). The article is titled \u2018Low-cost measurement of facemask efficacy for filtering expelled droplets during speech\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/advances.sciencemag.org\/content\/early\/2020\/08\/07\/sciadv.abd3083<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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