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INDOOR AIR
卷 32, 期 10, 页码 -出版社
WILEY-HINDAWI
DOI: 10.1111/ina.13127
关键词
facemask; filtration efficiency; fit factor; infection risk; leakage; SARS-CoV-2
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资金
- Innosuisse Project [46668.1]
This study critically reviews the measurement and calculation of facemask leakages and quantitatively analyzes their role in the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The study shows that the pairing between mask dimensions and the wearer's face is crucial in improving protection efficiency, and leakage is a key factor in calculating the protection provided by facemasks.
The protection provided by facemasks has been extensively investigated since the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, focusing mostly on the filtration efficiency of filter media for filtering face pieces (FFP), surgical masks, and cloth masks. However, faceseal leakage is a major contributor to the number of potentially infectious airborne droplets entering the respiratory system of a susceptible individual. The identification of leaking spots and the quantification of leaking flows are crucial to estimate the protection provided by facemasks. This study presents a critical review on the measurement and calculation of facemask leakages and a quantitative analysis of their role in the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. It shows that the pairing between the mask dimensions and the wearer's face is essential to improve protection efficiency, especially for FFP2 masks, and summarizes the most common leaking spots at the interface between the mask and the wearer's face. Leakage is a crucial factor in the calculation of the protection provided by facemasks and outweighs the filtration performances. The fit factors measured among mask users were summarized for different types of face protection. The reviewed data were integrated into a computational model to compare the mitigation impact of facemasks with vaccination with consideration of new variants of SARS-CoV-2. Combining a high adoption rate of facemasks and a high vaccination rate is crucial to efficiently control the spread of highly infectious variants.
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