Posted on 10/22/2021
Since its outbreak, the COVID-19 virus has infected more than 207.7 million people worldwide and has claimed more than 4.3 million lives, according to the World Health Organization coronavirus dashboard as of Aug. 17. However, many medical professionals attribute the consequential role of face masks in slowing the spread of the virus and protecting human health.
Innovations to improve mask efficacy, with increasing focus on nanofiber manufacturing, have resulted in higher filtration efficiency, greater comfort, and easier breathing capacity. However, the effects of microwater droplets on the integrity of nanofibers are relatively unclear.
In Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, researchers from Southern University of Science a...