Once essential for curbing the spread of COVID-19, disposable face masks have become a major contributor to environmental pollution and human health concerns. Over the past four years, more than ...

Wearing surgical masks is one of the best protective measures to protect humans from viral invasion during the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. However, wearing surgical masks for extended ...

Disposable face masks have a looser fit, so there tends to be gaps between the mask and the wearer’s face, giving germs an open door to slip through, says Fichtenbaum .

Unlike disposable sheet masks, which are made of a material that actually absorbs most of the product itself (and doesn’t leave very much behind for your face), silicone masks aren’t able to ...