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ReviewJournal of industrial textiles2022

A comprehensive review on facemask manufacturing, testing, and its environmental impacts.

Junaid Khan, Netnapa E, M Mariatti, V Vilay, M Todo

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Review in Journal of industrial textiles, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Nanofibrous filters: A promising solution for the efficient capture of polydisperse viral aerosols.Aerosol science and technology : the journal of the American Association for Aerosol Research · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Junaid KhanSchool of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Nibong Tebal Penang, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9442-006X
Netnapa ESchool of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Nibong Tebal Penang, Malaysia.
M MariattiSchool of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Nibong Tebal Penang, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5947-1603
V VilayDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Sokpaluang Campus, National University of Laos, Vientiane, Laos.
M TodoRenewable Energy Center, Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is currently the biggest threat to human lives due to its rapid transmission rate causing severe damage to human health and economy. The transmission of viral diseases can be minimized at its early stages with proper planning and preventive practices. The use of facemask has proved to be most effective measure to curb the spread of virus along with social distancing and good hygiene practices. This necessitates more research on facemask technology to increase its filtration efficiencies and proper disposal, which can be accelerated with knowledge of the current manufacturing process and recent research in this field. This review article provides an overview of the importance of facemask, fundamentals of nonwoven fabrics, and its manufacturing process. It also covers topics related to recent research reported for improved facemask efficiencies and testing methods to evaluate the performance of facemask. The plastic waste associated with the facemask and measures to minimize its effect are also briefly described. A systematic understanding is given in order to trigger future research in this field to ensure that we are well equipped for any future pandemic.

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COVID-19facemaskfiltration efficienciesnonwoven fabricplastic wastestandardized testing

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PMID36249720
PMCPMC9548449

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