After several months of part-time research, Concordia PhD student Nathalie Duponsel has determined that surgical masks are even more effective if worn with a 3D-printed frame. Duponsel is a doctoral ...

Surgical masks — the kind your dental hygienist might use while inflicting a cleaning on you — offer some help, but they won't filter out smaller particles and don't provide a good seal.

TOKYO – Everybody, it seems, is wearing them. On trains, on the street, at parties. It is impossible to go anywhere in Japan this time of year and not notice – the Japanese love surgical masks ...

Workers at Novo Textiles in Coquitlam, B.C., making surgical masks. The company is now planning to make up to five million respirator masks alongside 15 million surgical masks annually.

The N95 mask, which gives better facial coverage and guards against smaller droplets, appears to be somewhat more effective than standard surgical masks.

Particles passing through a mask are stopped when they physically touch one of those fibers. N95s, KN95s, and surgical masks are purpose-built to be effective at removing particles from the air.

Medicom pediatric masks are designed to provide a better fit on smaller faces, reduce gaping and provide better protection for young wearers, while offering excellent comfort and breathability.

Surgical masks are as safe as the N95 masks in preventing the spread of COVID-19 among health-care workers, a study led by McMaster University researchers showed. The study, published in the ...