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Batt, Till (author), Herwig, Gordon (author), Annaheim, Simon (author), Clement, Pietro (author), Furer, Lea (author), Hirsch, Cordula (author), Varanges, Vincent (author), Caglar, Baris (author), Michaud, Véronique (author)The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in shortages of personal protective equipment and medical devices in the initial phase. Agile small and medium-sized enterprises from regional textile industries reacted quickly. They delivered alternative products such as textile-based community masks in collaboration with industrial partners and research...journal article 2022
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Varanges, Vincent (author), Caglar, Baris (author), Lebaupin, Yann (author), Batt, Till (author), He, Weidong (author), Wang, Jing (author), Rossi, René M. (author), Richner, Gilles (author), Delaloye, Jean Romain (author), Michaud, Véronique (author)After the spread of COVID-19, surgical masks became highly recommended to the public. They tend to be handled and used multiple times, which may impact their performance. To evaluate this risk, surgical masks of Type IIR were submitted to four simulated treatments: folding, ageing with artificial saliva or sweat and washing cycles. The air...journal article 2022