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. 2020 Jul 30;8:e9647. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9647

Table 2. Pore size and cover factor in fabrics of type I masks.

The mean pore size and cover factor was calculated form ten and five measurements, respectively.

Masks Pore size
(mean ± σ) μm
Cover factor (mean ± σ) Masks Pore size
(mean ± σ) μm
Cover factor (mean ± σ)
M1 394 ± 38 78 ± 4 M7 204 ± 23 82 ± 3
M2 167 ± 26 87 ± 2 M8 197 ± 27 87 ± 1
M3 392 ± 41 79 ± 2 M9 258 ± 27 83 ± 2
M4 370 ± 57 72 ± 9 M10 457 ± 39 66 ± 4
M5 173 ± 19 88 ± 2 M11 138 ± 15 90 ± 3
M6 77 ± 8 94 ± 2 M12 80 ± 9 96 ± 2