Shortly after Spiess and his folks moved forward in February, they got about the business of creating templates for building the masks. So now Ruthie had the design and the fabric, but she needed ...

Adding a third layer to cloth face masks is now recommended for preventing the spread of COVID-19. Non-woven polypropylene fabric is the material of choice for this third layer, but many people ...

The material from a non-woven polypropylene (with a No. 5 recyclable label) reusable shopping bag can be used to make an effective face mask filter.

They're made of cotton. Or polyester. Or paper. Or polypropylene. Here's what researchers say about the effectiveness of the different types of face masks in use during this pandemic.

Researchers ranked more than a dozen masks on how well they might protect wearers and those around them from COVID-19.

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The WHO says fabric masks can help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, but they should have three layers to be effective.

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Adding a third layer to cloth face masks is now recommended for preventing the spread of COVID-19. Non-woven polypropylene fabric is the material of ...