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Aerosol Science and Technology Volume 55, 2021 - Issue 8
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Evaluation of particle filtration efficiency of commercially available materials for homemade face mask usage

Taekyu Jooa School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8252-4232View further author information
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Masayuki Takeuchib School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USAView further author information
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Fobang Liuc School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9914-165XView further author information
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Matthew P. Riverac School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2746-7009View further author information
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Joy Barrd theClubhou.se, Augusta, Georgia, USAView further author information
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Emily S. Blume Global Center for Medical Innovation, Atlanta, Georgia, USAView further author information
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Eric Parkerd theClubhou.se, Augusta, Georgia, USAView further author information
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John H. Tiptone Global Center for Medical Innovation, Atlanta, Georgia, USAView further author information
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Julia Varnedoef Cobb County Schools, Marietta, Georgia, USAView further author information
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Bahnisikha Duttag School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1137-3972View further author information
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Ryan P. Livelyc School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USAView further author information
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Nga Lee Nga School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA;b School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA;c School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 930-942 | Received 03 Nov 2020, Accepted 12 Mar 2021, Published online: 16 Apr 2021

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