A simple surgical mask modification to pass N95 respirator-equivalent fit testing standards during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A simple surgical mask modification to pass N95 respirator-equivalent fit testing standards during the COVID-19 pandemic.

<h4>Background</h4>The COVID-19 pandemic has infected hundreds of millions of people resulting in millions of deaths worldwide. While N95 respirators remain the gold standard as personal protective equipment, they are resource-intensive to produce and obtain. Surgical masks, easier to pr...

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Main Authors: Agnes Z Dardas, Viviana M Serra Lopez, Lauren M Boden, Daniel J Gittings, Kevin Heym, Emily Koerber, Taras Grosh, Jaimo Ahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272834

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272834

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