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N95 and KN95 masks are made up of several layers of synthetic materials, generally a plastic polymer. (Photo: Shutterstock)Knowing the difference between the two can help individuals make informed decisions when choosing a mask for personal…

The province of Manitoba spent $35 million to buy reusable N95 respirators from a local company in 2020 to protect health-care workers during the pandemic, but three years later, only a small fraction of those masks were ever used.Manitoba…

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The air quality in the Delhi-NCR region continues to remain under the ‘poor’ category. Studies have linked air pollution to health issues like strokes, heart diseases, lung cancer, and acute and chronic diseases. Therefore, continuing to…

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and when maximum protection is needed against air-born infections, the N95 respirator has remained the gold standard of personal protective equipment. However, it is also much more difficult to produce and…

Over 590 million people worldwide have been impacted by the pandemic, which has claimed nearly six million lives in more than two years. The World Health Organization has repeatedly emphasised how easy steps may help slow the spread of the…

Researchers at RensselaerPolytechnic Institute (RPI) in New York have developed a method that gives antiviral and antibacterial properties to N95 face mask filters. They found that incorporating materials with antiviral properties into…

“Elastomerics for us really were a game changer,” Dr. Chalikonda said. “When I think of all the millions of dollars wasted on N95s and then trying to reuse them makes you realize how much elastomerics are a missed opportunity.”Federal…

Wearing a properly fitting N95 or KN95 mask can reduce a person's risk of infection from Covid by 83%, CDC study findsAn N95 or KN95 mask can reduce a person's risk of Covid infection by 83%, a CDC study findsA cloth mask only…

Masks to protect people from illness come in all shapes and sizes. Unfortunately. During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, a team at Rice University's George R. Brown School of Engineering and the University of Texas MD Anderson…