Susan Thomas’s research while affiliated with Kent State University and other places

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Figure 1. Surgical or SM masks (A ¼ larger size with straps; B ¼ smaller size with straps; C ¼ larger size with elastic; D ¼ smaller size with elastic) and N95-style (E ¼ larger size with straps; F ¼ smaller size with elastic) models of face masks composed of varying Halyard textiles.
Results of the Masks That Passed the Fit Test.
Repurposing Surgical Wrap Textiles for Use as Protective Masks During Pandemic Response
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May 2020

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... The greatest reduction in particles of all sizes was achieved using two layers of H600 material, a sterilization wrap found in hospital settings and used to demonstrate an N95-equivalent facemask. 11 The added material reduced airflow through the helmet, however, and allowed CO 2 inside the PAPR to stabilize at 2.3 ± 0.3% when worn by a volunteer. The increased differential pressure resulting from adding filter layers over the air intake of the PAPR helmet is expected to reduce the operational lifetimes of the helmet blower motor and battery, which further emphasizes the temporary emergency nature of the solution described. ...

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An Emergency Powered Air-Purifying Respirator From Local Materials and its Efficacy Against Aerosolized Nanoparticles
Repurposing Surgical Wrap Textiles for Use as Protective Masks During Pandemic Response

Applied Biosafety