Face Shield or Face Mask to Stop the Spread of COVID-19?

Face Shield or Face Mask to Stop the Spread of COVID-19?: FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers illustrate why face shields alone don’t work and how a face mask with a valve allows droplets to pass through the exhale valve unfiltered.
(Gisele GALUSIAN, Florida Atlantic University; September 1, 2020)


Featured Research Article:


Visualizing droplet dispersion for face shields and masks with exhalation valves
(VERMA et al., 2020)
https://aip.scitation.org/doi/pdf/10.1063/5.0022968


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Risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission by aerosols, the rational use of masks, and the protection of healthcare workers from COVID-19
(SOMMERSTEIN et al., 2020)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7336106/pdf/13756_2020_Article_763.pdf


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