Abstract
AbstractStandards governing face masks differ in the test methods used to determine sub-micron particle filtration efficiency (PFE), such that the meaning of PFE is not universal. Unifying the meaning of PFE requires data using these different test methods to drive improvements in standards. This simple data set provides the equivalence between two major test methods used to assess PFE: (1) a test method using a neutralized, polydisperse sodium chloride (NaCl) and (2) a test method using an unneutralized, “monodisperse” polystyrene latex sphere (PSL) aerosols. Measurements are made on over 5800 real-world medical masks, leading to the establishment of a relationship between these two kinds of PFE for these products.
Funder
Public Health Agency of Canada
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Library and Information Sciences,Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty,Computer Science Applications,Education,Information Systems,Statistics and Probability
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