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Assessment of cloth masks ability to limit Covid-19 particles spread: a systematic review
- Source :
- Environmental Science and Pollution Research International
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2021.
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Abstract
- After the spread of Covid 19 worldwide, the use of cloth masks increased significantly due to a shortage of medical masks. Meanwhile, there were different opinions about the effectiveness of these masks and, so far, no study has been done to find the best fabric masks. This study reviews and summarizes all studies related to fabric masks' effectiveness and various fabrics against coronavirus. This systematic review is based on PRISMA rules. Two researchers separately examined three databases: PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. Laboratory and clinical studies were included. After extracting the articles, their quality was assessed with the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) tool. In addition to efficacy, other factors, including the penetration of masks, pressure drop, and quality factor, were examined to select the best fabrics. Of the 42 studies selected, 39 were laboratory studies, and 3 were clinical studies. Among the various fabrics examined, cotton quilt 120 thread per inch (TPI), copy paper (bonded), hybrid of cotton with chiffon/ silk, and flannel filtration were found to have over 90% effectiveness in the particle size range of Covid-19. The results and comparison of different factors (pressure drop, filtration efficacy, penetration, filtration quality, and fit factor have been evaluated) showed that among different fabrics, hybrid masks, 2-layered cotton quilt, 2-layered 100% cotton, cotton flannel, and hairy tea towel + fleece sweater had the best performance. Clinical studies have not explicitly examined cloth masks' effectiveness in Covid-19, so the effectiveness of these types of masks for Covid 19 is questionable, and more studies are needed.
- Subjects :
- 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Web of science
Mask
SARS-CoV-2
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Prevention
Textiles
Masks
COVID-19
Economic shortage
General Medicine
Review Article
Pollution
Statistics
parasitic diseases
Environmental Chemistry
Humans
Filtration
Mathematics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16147499 and 09441344
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Environmental Science and Pollution Research International
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f015fc728435e78b704a298209be398f