Federal health officials have now recommended that we cover our faces with fabric during the coronavirus pandemic. But what material offers the most protection? The Centers for Disease Control and ...

Maybe you’ve hacked together a DIY mask from an old T-shirt or pillowcase over the last few weeks. That’s probably good enough for most uses, but if you want to get precise about it, a new study ...

San Antonio – Update: Nurse Tommye Austin is sharing her pattern and step-by-step instructions for making a mask with up to 99.5% filtration efficiency. The pattern is for non-commercial use only and ...

Coronaviruses, like other viruses, are tiny — far too small to get caught in most textiles. To prevent them penetrating a mask filter, engineers have to use various physical tricks. Whenever several ...

Registered nurses performs a N95 mask fit test and wear a qualitative test hood for a scent test, at the new ICU wing at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center. (Photo by Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times via ...

Some Canadian fabric stores are seeing a spike in demand for synthetic materials following new non-medical mask guidelines released earlier this week by Health Canada. Read more: Paper towel, dry baby ...

The best easy-to-find material for a homemade face covering to protect against coronavirus transmission is four-ply microfiber cloth, according to Army researchers at the service’s Combat Capabilities ...