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Table 1 List of experimented mask

From: Effectiveness of activated carbon masks in preventing anticancer drug inhalation

Mask type

Pleated type cotton mask (PCM)

Pleated type activated carbon mask (PAM)

Stereoscopic type activated carbon mask (SAM)

Brand name, catalog number

Disposable surgical mask (No.433619)

Hopes surgical mask (JM-28C)

Maskey MD

Photograph

Material

Polypropylene non-woven paper

Polypropylene and rayon non-woven paper, fiberformed active carbon

Polyester and polyamide filter, fiber-formed active carbon (density of 200 g/m2)

Thickness

0.2 mm

1.0 mm

2.9 mm

Performance test

BFE; 99.0 %

PFE; 98.8 %

BFE; 97.4 %

PFE; not tested

permeability barrier performance for formaldehyde (0.5 ppm, 40 min) and xylene (20 ppm, 43 min).

Manufacturer

Hasegawa Menko Co., Ltd. Nagoya, Japan.

Japan Medical Products Co., Ltd. Asahikawa, Japan.

Koken Co. Ltd. Tokyo, Japan.

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