Measurement of Cough-Wind Pressure: Masks for Mitigating an Influenza Pandemic

作者:Inouye Sakae*; Okabe Nobuhiko; Obara Hiromichi; Sugihara Yoshibumi
来源:Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2010, 63(3): 197-198.

摘要

To assess the degree to which face masks reduce the strength of cough-wind, we measured the wind pressure in front of the mouth with and without the wearing of masks. We found that any conventional mask made from paper, cotton gauze, or non-woven fabrics reduced the wind pressure to less than one-tenth of that recorded when no mask was worn.

  • 出版日期2010-5