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) |
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Brand name, catalog number | Disposable surgical mask (No.433619) | Hopes surgical mask (JM-28C) | Maskey MD |
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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. |