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...
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