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A fluid mechanics explanation of the effectiveness of common materials for respiratory masks

OBJECTIVES: Face masks are an important component of personal protection equipment employed in preventing the spread of diseases such as COVID-19. As the supply of mass-produced masks has decreased, the use of homemade masks has become more prevalent. It is important to quantify the effectiveness of...

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Autores principales: Maher, Blake, Chavez, Reynaldo, Tomaz, Gabriel C.Q., Nguyen, Thien, Hassan, Yassin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7452831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32861829
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.07.066