Comparative Study of Polypropylene Non-Woven Surgical Mask and Locally Manufactured Woven and Knitted Fabrics Facial Masks  

作　　者：Edem Kwami Buami Charles Kumah Divine Vigbedor Rejoice Makafui Tsotorvor Ruru Pan Edem Kwami Buami;Charles Kumah;Divine Vigbedor;Rejoice Makafui Tsotorvor;Ruru Pan(Department of Industrial Art, Ho Technical University, Ho Volta Region, Ghana;Visual Art Department, Akatsi College of Education, Akatsi, Volta Region, Ghana;Key Laboratory of Eco-textiles, Ministry of Education, School of Textile & Clothing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China)

机构地区：[1]Department of Industrial Art, Ho Technical University, Ho Volta Region, Ghana [2]Visual Art Department, Akatsi College of Education, Akatsi, Volta Region, Ghana [3]Key Laboratory of Eco-textiles, Ministry of Education, School of Textile & Clothing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China

出　　处：《Journal of Textile Science and Technology》2021年第3期131-141,共11页纺织科学与技术（英文）

摘　　要：The outbreak of coronavirus has led to an increase in the demand for facemasks globally. Unavailability of appropriate polypropylene non-woven fabrics face masks as a result of inadequate supply to satisfy the growing population has brought about the manufacturing of locally fabrics masks to augment or substitute standard medical class facemasks. The study aims at analyzing airflow of these locally manufactured fabrics to determine possible means of transmitting the virus as well as establish comfort of the user of these masks. Standard polypropylene non-woven, woven and knitted fabrics were considered for the study. Air permeability test was conducted on these fabrics using Frazier Air permeability tester. Depending on the property significant variation in the textile fabrics, polypropylene non-woven is widely accepted for facial masks. Nevertheless, this study illustrates that woven and knitted fabrics have more open structures, which allow a high rate of air penetration and so may require two or three layers to prevent antimicrobial or antiviral potential.The outbreak of coronavirus has led to an increase in the demand for facemasks globally. Unavailability of appropriate polypropylene non-woven fabrics face masks as a result of inadequate supply to satisfy the growing population has brought about the manufacturing of locally fabrics masks to augment or substitute standard medical class facemasks. The study aims at analyzing airflow of these locally manufactured fabrics to determine possible means of transmitting the virus as well as establish comfort of the user of these masks. Standard polypropylene non-woven, woven and knitted fabrics were considered for the study. Air permeability test was conducted on these fabrics using Frazier Air permeability tester. Depending on the property significant variation in the textile fabrics, polypropylene non-woven is widely accepted for facial masks. Nevertheless, this study illustrates that woven and knitted fabrics have more open structures, which allow a high rate of air penetration and so may require two or three layers to prevent antimicrobial or antiviral potential.

关 键 词：Polypropylene Non-Woven Fabric Woven Fabric Knitted Fabric Facial Mask Air Permeability 

分 类 号：TS1[轻工技术与工程—纺织科学与工程]