Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T1 |
0-46 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Forgotten Technology in the COVID-19 Pandemic: |
T2 |
47-113 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Filtration Properties of Cloth and Cloth Masks-A Narrative Review. |
T3 |
114-296 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Management of the global crisis of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic requires detailed appraisal of evidence to support clear, actionable, and consistent public health messaging. |
T4 |
297-376 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The use of cloth masks for general public use is being debated, and is in flux. |
T5 |
377-511 |
Sentence |
denotes |
We searched the MEDLINE and EMBASE databases and Google for articles reporting the filtration properties of flat cloth or cloth masks. |
T6 |
512-661 |
Sentence |
denotes |
We reviewed the reference lists of relevant articles to identify further articles and identified articles through social and conventional news media. |
T7 |
662-683 |
Sentence |
denotes |
We found 25 articles. |
T8 |
684-829 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Study of protection for the wearer used healthy volunteers, or used a manikin wearing a mask, with airflow to simulate different breathing rates. |
T9 |
830-949 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Studies of protection of the environment, also known as source control, used convenience samples of healthy volunteers. |
T10 |
950-1025 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The design and execution of the studies was generally rigorously described. |
T11 |
1026-1189 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Many descriptions of cloth lacked the detail required for reproducibility; no study provided all the expected details of material, thread count, weave, and weight. |
T12 |
1190-1242 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Some of the homemade mask designs were reproducible. |
T13 |
1243-1573 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Successful masks were made of muslin at 100 threads per inch (TPI) in 3 to 4 layers (4-layer muslin or a muslin-flannel-muslin sandwich), tea towels (also known as dish towels), made using 1 layer (2 layers would be expected to be better), and good-quality cotton T-shirts in 2 layers (with a stitched edge to prevent stretching). |
T14 |
1574-1739 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In flat-cloth experiments, linen tea towels, 600-TPI cotton in 2 layers, and 600-TPI cotton with 90-TPI flannel performed well but 80-TPI cotton in 2 layers did not. |
T15 |
1740-1817 |
Sentence |
denotes |
We therefore recommend cotton or flannel at least 100 TPI, at least 2 layers. |
T16 |
1818-1956 |
Sentence |
denotes |
More layers, 3 or 4, will provide increased filtration but there is a trade-off in that more layers increases the resistance to breathing. |
T17 |
1957-2066 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Although this is not a systematic review, we included all the articles that we identified in an unbiased way. |
T18 |
2067-2115 |
Sentence |
denotes |
We did not include gray literature or preprints. |
T19 |
2116-2277 |
Sentence |
denotes |
A plain language summary of these data and recommendations, as well as information on making, wearing and cleaning cloth masks is available at www.clothmasks.ca. |