The Smallest Respiratory Droplets Leak through a Face Mask (IMAGE)

American Institute of Physics

The Smallest Respiratory Droplets Leak through a Face Mask

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The smallest respiratory droplets leak through a face mask constructed using a folded handkerchief. Despite the leakage, the spread of the droplets is impeded considerably compared to no mask use.

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CREDIT: Siddhartha Verma, Manhar R. Dhanak and John Frankenfield

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