Research: Cotton masks are the best way to prevent coronary infections

- N95 masks proved to be the most effective in preventing aerosols

New delhi date. Sunday, April 4, 2021

Masks have become a part of our lives amid the Corona epidemic. There are also very interesting researches on masks all over the world to avoid covid-19. Scientists have studied the masks made of various objects under a microscope and claimed that masks made of cotton cloth are the most effective for general protection.

The texture of cotton is very tight at the micro level. In comparison, masks made of chiffon, polyester, rayon or other synthetic fibers are loose. Such masks cannot prevent excess particles from entering the body with breathing.

Edward Vinceji, a scientist at the Smithsonian Museum Conversation Institute in Maryland, USA, and his team studied more than 12 types of masks with the help of an electron microscope. It tested the ability to filter elements through any fabric at particles as small as 50 microns.

It also included cotton cloths, coffee filters with synthetic fibers, pillow covers, N95 surgical masks. Of all these N95 aerosols proved to be the most effective in stopping. While masks made of cotton cloth were also very effective for general protection against the Covid-19 virus.