Testing Surgical Face Masks in an Emergency Context: The Experience of Italian Laboratories during the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis

被引：23

作者：

Tessarolo, Francesco ^{[1
,2
]}

Nollo, Giandomenico ^{[1
,2
]}

Maniglio, Devid ^{[1
,2
]}

Rigoni, Marta ^{[1
,2
]}

Benedetti, Luca ^{[1
,2
]}

Helfer, Fabrizia ^{[1
,2
]}

Corradi, Ivan ^{[1
,2
]}

Rovati, Luigi ^{[3
,4
]}

Ferrari, Alberto ^{[3
,4
]}

Piccini, Mattia ^{[3
,4
]}

Accorsi, Luca ^{[3
,4
]}

Veronesi, Elena ^{[3
,4
]}

Cuoghi, Aurora ^{[3
,4
]}

Baglio, Salvo ^{[5
]}

Tuccitto, Nunzio ^{[5
]}

Stefani, Stefania ^{[5
]}

Stracquadanio, Stefano ^{[5
]}

Caraci, Filippo ^{[5
]}

Terrasi, Antonio ^{[5
]}

Tricomi, Alessia ^{[5
]}

Musumeci, Mario ^{[5
,6
]}

Miraglia, Andrea ^{[5
,6
]}

Cuttone, Giacomo ^{[5
,6
]}

Cosentino, Sofia ^{[7
]}

Muscas, Carlo ^{[7
]}

Vitali, Luca Agostino ^{[8
]}

Petrelli, Dezemona ^{[8
]}

Angrisani, Leopoldo ^{[9
]}

Colicchio, Roberta ^{[9
]}

D'Anna, Andrea ^{[9
]}

Iavicoli, Ivo ^{[9
]}

De Falco, Gianluigi ^{[9
]}

Di Natale, Francesco ^{[9
]}

Di Maio, Ernesto ^{[9
]}

Salvatore, Paola ^{[9
]}

Quaglia, Fabiana ^{[9
]}

Mingoia, Marina ^{[1
]}

Castellini, Paolo ^{[10
]}

Chiariotti, Paolo ^{[10
]}

Simoni, Serena ^{[10
]}

Montalto, Luigi ^{[10
]}

Baleani, Alessia ^{[10
]}

Paone, Nicola ^{[10
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Trento, Dipartimento Ingn Ind, LASS TN Covid 19 Lab Associato Verif Dispos, I-38123 Trento, Italy

[2] Azienda Prov & Serv Sanit Trento, Lab Sanita Pubbl, I-38123 Trento, Italy

[3] Univ Modena & Reggio Emilia, Dipartimento Ingn Enzo Ferrari, I-41037 Modena, Italy

[4] Sci & Technol Pk Med, TPM, I-41037 Modena, Italy

[5] Univ Catania, AntiCovidLab, Torre Biol, I-95123 Catania, Italy

[6] INFN Lab Nazl Sud Italia Sicilia Catania, I-95123 Catania, Italy

[7] Univ Cagliari, Dipartimento Sci Med & Sanita Pubbl, I-09124 Cagliari, Italy

[8] Univ Camerino, Dip Biol, UNICAM U TYM Lab Microbiol, I-62032 Camerino, Italy

[9] Univ Napoli Federico II, Ctr Serv Metrol & Tecnol Avanzati, Presidio Tecn Sci Ateneo Emergenza COVID 19, I-80124 Naples, Italy

[10] Univ Politecn Marche, LABC 19 Ctr Ric & Serv Emergenza COVID 19, I-60121 Ancona, Italy

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH | 2021年 / 18卷 / 04期

关键词：

masks; Covid-19; Sars-2; standard testing; pandemic; bacterial filtration efficiency; differential pressure; third mission;

D O I：

10.3390/ijerph18041462

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic brought about a broader use of masks by both professionals and the general population. This resulted in a severe worldwide shortage of devices and the need to increase import and activate production of safe and effective surgical masks at the national level. In order to support the demand for testing surgical masks in the Italian context, Universities provided their contribution by setting up laboratories for testing mask performance before releasing products into the national market. This paper reports the effort of seven Italian university laboratories who set up facilities for testing face masks during the emergency period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Measurement set-ups were built, adapting the methods specified in the EN 14683:2019+AC. Data on differential pressure (DP) and bacterial filtration efficiency (BFE) of 120 masks, including different materials and designs, were collected over three months. More than 60% of the masks satisfied requirements for DP and BFE set by the standard. Masks made of nonwoven polypropylene with at least three layers (spunbonded-meltblown-spunbonded) showed the best results, ensuring both good breathability and high filtration efficiency. The majority of the masks created with alternative materials and designs did not comply with both standard requirements, resulting in suitability only as community masks. The effective partnering between universities and industries to meet a public need in an emergency context represented a fruitful example of the so-called university "third-mission".

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