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AB - Manuscript to be reviewed Optical microscopic study of surface morphology and filtering efficiency of face masks Corresp., 1 2 3 3 Bhanu Bhakta Neupane , Sangeeta Mainali , Amita Sharma , Basant Giri Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kathamndu, Nepal Department of Chemistry, Amrit Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmanu, Nepal Center for Analytical Sciences, Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal Corresponding Author: Bhanu Bhakta Neupane Email address: bbneupane@cdctu.edu.np Background. Low cost face masks made from different cloth materials are very common in developing countries. The cloth masks are usually double layered with stretchable ear loops. It is common practice to use such masks for months after multiple washing and drying cycles. If a cloth mask is used for long time, ear loops get stretched. The loop requires to be knotted to make the mask loop fit better on the face. It is not clear how washing and drying and stretching practices change the quality of a cloth mask. Particulate matter filtering efficiency of a mask depends on multiple parameters, such as pore size, shape, clearance, and pore number density. It is important to understand the effect of these parameters on the filtering efficiency. Methods. We characterized the surface 
TI - Peer Review #1 of "Optical microscopic study of surface morphology and filtering efficiency of face masks (v0.1)"
DO - 10.7287/peerj.7142v0.1/reviews/1
DA - 2019-06-26
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/unpaywall/peer-review-1-of-optical-microscopic-study-of-surface-morphology-and-SX07LgTP0L
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