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. 2020 Aug 11;180(12):1607–1612. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.4221

Table 2. Face Mask Fitted Filtration Efficiency (FFE) Against Submicron Particle Penetration.

Face mask % FFE (SD)a
Man Woman
3M 1860 N95
Small 91.1 (4.0) 98.6 (0.4)
Regular 98.4 (0.5) 93.1 (1.6)
3M 8210 N95 (one size only)b 99.4 (0.3) 98.2 (0.7)
3M 8511 N95 with exhalation valveb 98.1 (0.7) 98.3 (0.9)
Surgical mask
With ties 69.8 (5.1) 68.9 (10.9)
With ear loops 39.7 (10.5) 26.5 (14.0)
a

The FFE percentage corresponds to the mask condensation particle counter counts/ambient condensation particle counter counts × 100. The FFE percentage and SD were calculated across the length of the test.

b

Mask functioned at or above 95% FFE.