<div class='ui dimmer modals page' style='display: none;'><div id='helpie-password-modal' class='pauple_helpie ui modal small' style='display: none;'><div class='ui header'><i class='circular lock icon'></i> Password Protected</div><div class='item-content'><br /><label for='password_check'>Enter Password : </label><p><input type='password' id='password_check' name='password_check' class='password' value='' required></p></div><div class='actions'><div class='ui black deny button'>Nope</div><div class='ui positive right labeled icon button'>Yep, that's right!<i class='checkmark icon'></i></div></div><div class='clear'></div></div></div>{"id":4617,"date":"2020-05-12T12:45:39","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T04:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/?post_type=pauple_helpie&#038;p=4617"},"modified":"2020-07-15T11:06:56","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T03:06:56","slug":"diy-masks-paper-towel-effective-blocking-viruses","status":"publish","type":"pauple_helpie","link":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/diy-masks-paper-towel-effective-blocking-viruses\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Masks: Is Paper Towel Effective at Blocking Viruses?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='breadcrumbs pauple_helpie_breadcrumbs'><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/'>Knowledge Base<\/a> <span class='helpiekb_separator'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <i class='fa fa-angle-right' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/cat\/protecting-yourself\/'>Protecting Yourself<\/a> <span class='helpiekb_separator'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <i class='fa fa-angle-right' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/cat\/masks\/'>Masks<\/a> <span class='helpiekb_separator'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <i class='fa fa-angle-right' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/diy-masks-paper-towel-effective-blocking-viruses\/'>DIY Masks: Is Paper Towel Effective at Blocking Viruses?<\/a> <\/div><p><span>\u00a0According to the test we&#8217;ve done in our Beijing Lab. A single layer of kitchen paper captured just 23% particles. Adding an extra layer only increased particle capture to 33%. For larger 2.5 micron particles, paper towel performed better.\u00a0The single layer of kitchen paper captured 52% of these larger particles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Click here to read the full test and learn more about the details: <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/paper-towel-effective-against-viruses-diy-mask\/\">https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/paper-towel-effective-against-viruses-diy-mask\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='pauple-helpie-module article-voting'><span class='label'>Was this article useful?<\/span><span data-post-id='4617' data-user-id='0' class='icon-tray'><span  data-vote='thumbs up outline' class=' voting-icon thumbs up outline '><i data-content='thumbs up outline' class='thumbs up outline outline icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/i><count>1<\/count><\/span><span  data-vote='thumbs down outline' class=' voting-icon thumbs down outline '><i data-content='thumbs down outline' class='thumbs down outline outline icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/i><count>1<\/count><\/span><\/span><\/div><div style='clear:both;'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knowledge Base &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Protecting Yourself &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Masks &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DIY Masks: Is Paper Towel Effective at Blocking Viruses? \u00a0According to the test we&#8217;ve done in our Beijing Lab. A single layer of kitchen paper captured just 23% particles. Adding an extra layer only increased particle capture to 33%. 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