The Effect of Mask Style and Fabric Selection on the Comfort Properties of Fabric Masks

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F46747885%3A24410%2F22%3A00010411" target="_blank" >RIV/46747885:24410/22:00010411 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/7/2559" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/7/2559</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma15072559" target="_blank" >10.3390/ma15072559</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The Effect of Mask Style and Fabric Selection on the Comfort Properties of Fabric Masks

Original language description

The purpose of fabric masks in the prevention of the spread of COVID-19 often requires that the masks be worn for extended periods without removal. The management of the conditions in the micro-climate inside the masks is important to keep the wearer comfortable and enhance user compliance. In this study, the effect of mask design and fabric type on the micro-climate was investigated using thermocron iButtons to record the temperature and humidity inside the masks. It was found that the mask style, and its effect on the amount of air incorporated in the micro-climate, had a significant influence on the factors that determine the temperature and humidity levels. In the shaped masks, the impact of the mask design on the results was stronger than the effect of fabric type. In the folded masks that fit snugly around the face, the effect of fabric type was significant, and both fibre composition and fabric structure contributed to the differences in the performance of the three fabrics tested. In the case of the masks with an inserted filter, a significant amount of trapped still air in the fabric layers and the increased mask stiffness had the strongest effect on the temperature and humidity inside the masks. Significant differences were also found in the temperatures recorded in the different time segments, highlighting the importance of conducting comfort evaluations over a long enough time to prevent false interpretations. The results of this study emphasize the importance of considering all the components of mask design, namely style, fibre type, and fabric structure, in the development of masks to enhance user compliance.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20500 - Materials engineering

Project

<a href="/en/project/EF16_019%2F0000843" target="_blank" >EF16_019/0000843: Hybrid Materials for Hierarchical Structure</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Materials

ISSN

1996-1944

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

15

Issue of the periodical within the volume

7

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000781115100001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85128274004