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. 2022 May 4;8:12. doi: 10.1186/s41205-022-00140-0

Table 2.

Summarizes the time needed to produce each mask together with cost of the used materials and the mask fabrication cost per material. PLA; Polylactic acid, TPU; Thermoplastic Polyurethane

Mask type Conventional Mask TPU mask PLA mask
Fabrication time • 35 minutes • 18 hours and 27 minutes • 15 hours and 55 minutes
Raw material cost • Thermoplastic Orfilight Atomic Blue NS soft® microperforated 60 × 90 cm board costs about 90 US dollars.

• A 750 g spool of 2.8 mm TPU filament cost about 69.95 US dollars.

• 68 g of material were used in the mask print.

• A 750 g spool of 2.8 mm PLA filament cost about 49.95 US dollars

• 69 g of material were used in the mask print.

Mask fabrication cost • 6.4 US dollars per material per mask • 4.6 US dollars per material per mask