Researchers have tested a variety of popular hacks for improving the fit of KN95 and surgical masks, and found that while some hacks do improve fit, they can also come at the cost of the wearer's ...

Researchers have tested a variety of popular hacks for improving the fit of KN95 and surgical masks, and found that while some hacks do improve fit, they can also come at the cost of the wearer’s ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The increased focus on face masks over the past 2 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a flurry of research not only on how to make these masks more effective and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As we've already approached the second anniversary COVID-19 pandemic (lol, remember whipped coffee?), it's more important than ...

A new sensor can measure biological and environmental signals, and evaluate how well a face mask fits by measuring physical contact between the mask and the wearer's face. Wearing a mask can help ...

The fit of your face mask has a lot to do with how effective it is — the tighter the better for filtering your breath and keeping others safe from viral particles, including those of COVID-19. That ...

Vice wrote about research that assessed the effectiveness of popular "hacks" meant to improve the fit of KN95 and surgical masks. The researchers evaluated seven different "fit hacks," some of which ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nearly 100% of N95 masks pass fit tests after 3 years, suggesting annual tests are not necessary. Moving to ...

Catherine Clase is a member of the Cloth Mask Knowledge Exchange, a research and knowledge translation group that includes industry stakeholders. Industry stakeholders contribute to the Cloth Mask ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Certain modifications to face masks, such as double masking and adjusting the fit more tightly ...