<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":4667,"date":"2020-06-11T12:37:17","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T04:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/?post_type=pauple_helpie&#038;p=4667"},"modified":"2020-07-15T11:06:59","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T03:06:59","slug":"polypropylene-bag-diy-face-mask-fight-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"pauple_helpie","link":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/polypropylene-bag-diy-face-mask-fight-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Use a Polypropylene Bag for DIY Face Mask to Fight COVID-19?"},"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\/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\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/polypropylene-bag-diy-face-mask-fight-covid-19\/'>Can I Use a Polypropylene Bag for DIY Face Mask to Fight COVID-19?<\/a> <\/div><p><span>The good breathability of polypropylene bags means they can be layered up to make more effective DIY masks, although they still do not come close to the performance of a surgical mask.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We measure the ability of the polypropylene bag and other materials to capture 0.3 micron particles and 1 micron particles. The COVID-19 coronavirus <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nejm.org\/doi\/full\/10.1056\/NEJMoa2001017\">measures 0.06-0.14 microns<\/a><span>\u00a0by itself and 5-10 microns when in water droplets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>1 layer: able to capture 22% of 0.3 micron particles, and 42% of 1.0 micron particles;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>2 layers: able to filter 34% of virus-sized particles;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>3 layers: able to filter\u00a0 57% of virus-sized particles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Click here for more data and details: <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/nonwoven-pp-shopping-bag-diy-face-masks-covid-19\/\">https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/nonwoven-pp-shopping-bag-diy-face-masks-covid-19\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='pauple-helpie-module article-voting'><span class='label'>Was this article useful?<\/span><span data-post-id='4667' 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>4<\/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>5<\/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;Protecting Yourself &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Can I Use a Polypropylene Bag for DIY Face Mask to Fight COVID-19? 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