PLoS One. 2008; 3(7): e2618.
Published online 2008 Jul 9. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002618
PMCID: PMC2440799
PMID: 18612429
Professional and Home-Made Face Masks Reduce Exposure to Respiratory Infections among the General Population
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It is also clear that home-made masks such as teacloths may still confer a significant degree of protection, albeit less strong than surgical masks or FFP2 masks. Home made masks however would not suffer from limited supplies, and would not need additional resources to provide at large scale. Home made masks, and to a lesser degree surgical masks, are unlikely to confer much protection against transmission of small particles like droplet nuclei, but as the reproduction number of influenza may not be very high [14] a small reduction in transmissibility of the virus may be sufficient for reducing the reproduction number to a value smaller than 1 and thus extinguishing the epidemic [15]. Greater reduction in transmissibility may be achieved if transmission is predominantly carried by larger droplets. In a typical human cough half of the droplets may be small (<10 µm), but these comprise only a small fraction (2.5*10−6) of the expelled volume [12]. Smaller droplets may however more easily penetrate the smaller bronchi and be more effective in transmission [1]. A more detailed analysis of aerosol and droplet inoculation and infectivity may provide better insight into the impact of either transmission mode on population spread.
Onderzoek uit 2008 naar mondmaskers incl homemade. Dat was een theedoek of een stuk daarvan. Helaas niet helemaal duidelijk dus nog steeds 12 jaar later.
Hier ook het linkje met degene die ik maak incl beschrijving. Voor wat het waard is. >>LINK<<