Research Citations

1. The Washington Post: Bhanoo, Sindya. (April 1, 2020). Which DIY mask pattern should you use? The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/masks-diy-coronavirus/2020/04/01/20830f5e-7420-11ea-85cb-8670579b863d_story.html

2. New York Times: NYT Health. (March 27, 2020). More Americans Should Probably Wear Masks for Protection, New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/health/us-coronavirus-face-masks.html.

3. MedRxiv: Amy V Mueller, Loretta A Fernandez. Assessment of Fabric Masks as Alternatives to Standard Surgical Masks in Terms of Particle Filtration Efficiency. medRxiv 2020.04.17.20069567; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.17.20069567

4. New York Times: Parker-Pope, Tara. (April 9, 2020). What's the Best Material for a Mask?, New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/article/coronavirus-homemade-mask-material-DIY-face-mask-ppe.html.

5. ACS Publications: Abhiteja Konda, Abhinav Prakash, Gregory A. Moss, Michael Schmoldt, Gregory D. Grant, and Supratik Guha. (April 24, 2020). ACS Publications: Aerosol Filtration Efficiency of Common Fabrics Used in Respiratory Cloth Masks, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c03252

6. PLOS ONE: van der Sande, M., Teunis, P., & Sabel, R. (2008). Professional and home-made face masks reduce exposure to respiratory infections among the general population. PloS one, 3(7), e2618. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002618.