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Expiratory aerosol particle escape from surgical masks due to imperfect sealing

Wearing surgical masks or other similar face coverings can reduce the emission of expiratory particles produced via breathing, talking, coughing, or sneezing. Although it is well established that some fraction of the expiratory airflow leaks around the edges of the mask, it is unclear how these leak...

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Autores principales: Cappa, Christopher D., Asadi, Sima, Barreda, Santiago, Wexler, Anthony S., Bouvier, Nicole M., Ristenpart, William D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8187651/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34103573
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91487-7