Inward and outward effectiveness of cloth masks, a surgical mask, and a face shield

An evidence review of face masks against COVID-19

(2021) Jeremy Howard et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Flexible Nanoporous Template for the Design and Development of Reusable Anti-COVID-19 Hydrophobic Face Masks

(2020) Nazek El-Atab et al.   ACS Nano

Aerosol Filtration Efficiency of Common Fabrics Used in Respiratory Cloth Masks

(2020) Abhiteja Konda et al.   ACS Nano

The coronavirus pandemic and aerosols: Does COVID-19 transmit via expiratory particles?

(2020) Sima Asadi et al.   AEROSOL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

How can airborne transmission of COVID-19 indoors be minimised?

(2020) Lidia Morawska et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

The flow physics of COVID-19

(2020) Rajat Mittal et al.   JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS

Aerodynamic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in two Wuhan hospitals

(2020) Yuan Liu et al.   NATURE

Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks

(2020) Nancy H. L. Leung et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2

(2020) Kimberly A. Prather et al.   SCIENCE

Detection of air and surface contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in hospital rooms of infected patients

(2020) Po Ying Chia et al.   Nature Communications

Filtration Efficiencies of Nanoscale Aerosol by Cloth Mask Materials Used to Slow the Spread of SARS-CoV-2

(2020) Christopher D. Zangmeister et al.   ACS Nano

COVID-19 and Public Interest in Face Mask Use

(2020) Sunny H. Wong et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Community Use Of Face Masks And COVID-19: Evidence From A Natural Experiment Of State Mandates In The US

(2020) Wei Lyu et al.   HEALTH AFFAIRS

Recognizing and controlling airborne transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 in indoor environments

(2020) Joseph G. Allen et al.   INDOOR AIR

Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

(2020) Derek K Chu et al.   LANCET

Household Materials Selection for Homemade Cloth Face Coverings and Their Filtration Efficiency Enhancement with Triboelectric Charging

(2020) Mervin Zhao et al.   NANO LETTERS

Response to Letters to the Editor on Aerosol Filtration Efficiency of Common Fabrics Used in Respiratory Cloth Masks: Revised and Expanded Results

(2020) Abhiteja Konda et al.   ACS Nano

Aerosol filtration efficiency of household materials for homemade face masks: Influence of material properties, particle size, particle electrical charge, face velocity, and leaks

(2020) Frank Drewnick et al.   AEROSOL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Efficacy of masks and face coverings in controlling outward aerosol particle emission from expiratory activities

(2020) Sima Asadi et al.   Scientific Reports

Low-cost measurement of face mask efficacy for filtering expelled droplets during speech

(2020) Emma P. Fischer et al.   Science Advances

Assessing the effectiveness of using various face coverings to mitigate the transport of airborne particles produced by coughing indoors

(2020) Liqiao Li et al.   AEROSOL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Efficacy of face masks, neck gaiters and face shields for reducing the expulsion of simulated cough-generated aerosols

(2020) William G. Lindsley et al.   AEROSOL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Evaluation of decontamination methods for commercial and alternative respirator and mask materials – view from filtration aspect

(2020) Qisheng Ou et al.   JOURNAL OF AEROSOL SCIENCE

Mechanistic insights into the effect of humidity on airborne influenza virus survival, transmission and incidence

(2019) Linsey C. Marr et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

The effectiveness of respiratory protection worn by communities to protect from volcanic ash inhalation. Part I: Filtration efficiency tests

(2018) William Mueller et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Defining the sizes of airborne particles that mediate influenza transmission in ferrets

(2018) Jie Zhou et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Infectious virus in exhaled breath of symptomatic seasonal influenza cases from a college community

(2018) Jing Yan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Correlation of Respirator Fit Measured on Human Subjects and a Static Advanced Headform

(2015) Michael S. Bergman et al.   JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE

Estimates of HVAC filtration efficiency for fine and ultrafine particles of outdoor origin

(2014) Parham Azimi et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

A Cough Aerosol Simulator for the Study of Disease Transmission by Human Cough-Generated Aerosols

(2013) William G. Lindsley et al.   AEROSOL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Effectiveness of surgical masks against influenza bioaerosols

(2013) C. Makison Booth et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Development of an Advanced Respirator Fit-Test Headform

(2013) Michael S. Bergman et al.   JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE

Influenza Virus Aerosols in Human Exhaled Breath: Particle Size, Culturability, and Effect of Surgical Masks

(2013) Donald K. Milton et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Modality of human expired aerosol size distributions

(2011) G.R. Johnson et al.   JOURNAL OF AEROSOL SCIENCE

Concentrations and size distributions of airborne influenza A viruses measured indoors at a health centre, a day-care centre and on aeroplanes

(2011) W. Yang et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Characterizing exhaled airflow from breathing and talking

(2009) Jitendra K. Gupta et al.   INDOOR AIR

A schlieren optical study of the human cough with and without wearing masks for aerosol infection control

(2009) J. W. Tang et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Exhaled droplets due to talking and coughing

(2009) X. Xie et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Surgical mask filter and fit performance

(2008) Tara Oberg et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Professional and Home-Made Face Masks Reduce Exposure to Respiratory Infections among the General Population

(2008) Marianne van der Sande et al.   PLoS One