PMID- 28855449
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20180806
LR  - 20181113
IS  - 1880-8026 (Electronic)
IS  - 0019-8366 (Print)
IS  - 0019-8366 (Linking)
VI  - 56
IP  - 1
DP  - 2018 Feb 7
TI  - Effect of the tight fitting net on fit performance in single-use filtering 
      facepieces for Koreans.
PG  - 78-84
LID - 10.2486/indhealth.2017-0069 [doi]
AB  - To get a better fit performance of filtering facepieces, a tight fitting net 
      (TFN) was invented. This study was carried out to evaluate whether the TFN 
      improves fit performance using a quantitative fit test (QNFT). The existing mask 
      was of cup type with an aluminum clip on the nose bridge. The TFN mask was the 
      same as the existing mask, but attached a TFN instead of aluminum clip. One 
      hundred subjects (male 52, female 48) were selected to match fourfold in Korean 
      25-member facial size category for half-mask (KFCH). Fit factors (FFs) were 
      measured using a QNFT by a Portacount((R))Pro+8038. Three QNFTs for each mask on 
      the same subject was conducted and geometric mean FF (GMFF) was determined. The 
      mean and median GMFFs of the TFN masks had higher than those of the existing mask 
      (p=<0.001). The existing masks had tendency to have higher GMFFs with common 
      facial size categories, while the TFN masks were regardless of facial size. The 
      result indicates that putting even pressure on the entire parts of filter media 
      would improve fit performance. In conclusion, to get a good fit when wearing 
      filtering facepieces, a TFN would be an alternative to mask designing.
FAU - Han, Don-Hee
AU  - Han DH
AD  - Department of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, Inje University, 
      Republic of Korea.
FAU - Park, Yesol
AU  - Park Y
AD  - Department of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, Inje University, 
      Republic of Korea.
FAU - Woo, Jae-Jong
AU  - Woo JJ
AD  - Shinyongsa Co., Republic of Korea.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20170831
PL  - Japan
TA  - Ind Health
JT  - Industrial health
JID - 2985065R
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Equipment Design
MH  - Face/anatomy & histology
MH  - Female
MH  - Filtration
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Masks/*standards
MH  - Occupational Exposure/*prevention & control
MH  - Republic of Korea
MH  - Respiratory Protective Devices/*standards
PMC - PMC5800868
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Fit performance
OT  - Fit test
OT  - Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE)
OT  - Single-use filtering facepiece
OT  - Tight fitting net (TFN)
EDAT- 2017/09/01 06:00
MHDA- 2018/08/07 06:00
PMCR- 2018/01/01
CRDT- 2017/09/01 06:00
PHST- 2017/09/01 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2018/08/07 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2017/09/01 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2018/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 2017-0069 [pii]
AID - 10.2486/indhealth.2017-0069 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ind Health. 2018 Feb 7;56(1):78-84. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2017-0069. Epub 2017 
      Aug 31.