Virtual fit and design improvements of a filtering half-mask for sub-adult wearers

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14310%2F24%3A00135475" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14310/24:00135475 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00140139.2023.2298984" target="_blank" >https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00140139.2023.2298984</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2023.2298984" target="_blank" >10.1080/00140139.2023.2298984</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Virtual fit and design improvements of a filtering half-mask for sub-adult wearers
Original language description
The recent pandemic has shown that protecting the general population from hazardous substances or pathogens can be a challenging and urgent task. The key element to adequate protection is appropriately sized, well-fitted and sufficiently distributed personal protective equipment (PPE). While these conditions are followed for adult PPE wearers, they are less considered when it comes to protecting subadults. In this study, the assessment of the fit and design improvements of a 3Dprinted facial half mask for subadult wearers (4–18 years) is designed. The target population was represented by 1137 subadults, aged 4.06–18.94 years, for whom 3D face models were acquired. The half mask tested, which was originally provided in one subadult size, did not fit appropriately the target population. This finding prompted the creation of four size categories using the agedependent distribution of the centroid size calculated from 7 facial landmarks. For each size category, a modified half-mask virtual design was created, including resizing and reshaping, and fit was evaluated visually and numerically using averaged and random 3D face representatives.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30305 - Occupational health

Project
<a href="/en/project/TP01010039" target="_blank" >TP01010039: Strengthening the commercialization system of R&D results at Masaryk University</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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