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. 2021 Jul 14;477(2251):20210062. doi: 10.1098/rspa.2021.0062

Table 2.

Penetration values for tested FRs and FMs.

fabric min. penetration (%) decay time (h) steady penetration (%)
N95 (new) (figure 11a) 2.84 0 2.84
N95 (recharged) (figure 11a) 3.32 0 3.32
SM (pre-CDT) (figure 11a) 11.88 0 11.88
SM (post-CDT) (figure 11a) 7.46 0 7.46
cellulose (pre-CDT) (figure 11b) 15.69 0 15.7
cellulose (post-CDT) (figure 11b) 11.23 6.75 15.7
polyester (pre-CDT) (figure 11b) 17.1 0 17.1
polyester (post-CDT) (figure 11b) 8.36 6 17.28
nylon (pre-CDT) (figure 11b) 19.26 0 19.26
nylon (post-CDT) (figure 11b) 14.86 4.25 18.4
PET (pre-CDT) (figure 11b) 13.21 0 13.21
PET (post-CDT) (figure 11b) 7.39 7 10.98
PPS (pre-CDT) (figure 11b) 13.79 0 13.79
PPS (post-CDT) (figure 11b) 9.32 2 11.1