A pilot study on the use of geometrically accurate face models to replicate ex vivo N95 mask fit

作者：Golshahi Laleh; Telidetzki Karla; King Ben; Shaw Diana; Finlay Warren H^*

来源：American Journal of Infection Control, 2013, 41(1): 77-79.

DOI：10.1016/j.ajic.2012.01.008

• Facemasks
• Inhalation
• Leakage
• Respiration

To test the feasibility of replicating a face mask seal in vitro, we created 5 geometrically accurate reconstructions of the head and neck of an adult human subject using different materials. Three breathing patterns were simulated with each replica and an attached N95 mask. Quantitative fit testing on the subject and the replicas showed that none of the 5 isotropic materials used allowed duplication of the ex vivo mask seal for the specific mask-face combination studied.

• 出版日期2013-1