I’ve personally found that just stapling shut the outer edge of the first fold on either side of a surgical mask results in a mask that mostly sucks to my face when I breathe in. It doesn’t stick well when I breathe out, though.
This is much easier to implement than fancy adherents; all it takes is 2 staples and a stapler, or a needle and thread. It struck me as a plausible 80-20. (Well, less than 80%. Obviously, this is no N95.)
(It might only work for some face-shapes, though.)
This generates a new problem, which would also apply to taped/glued solutions:
The front is made of a softer fabric than N95s. After an hour of wear, it will suck to my lips if I breathe in with my mouth. And since it doesn’t stick on out-breaths, air still gets out the sides and sometimes the top. I don’t know how much additional risk this presents, but I would be curious to hear someone weigh in.
(It also has uncomfortably-high humidity, but that’s even more true of N95s.)
I’ve personally found that just stapling shut the outer edge of the first fold on either side of a surgical mask results in a mask that mostly sucks to my face when I breathe in. It doesn’t stick well when I breathe out, though.
This is much easier to implement than fancy adherents; all it takes is 2 staples and a stapler, or a needle and thread. It struck me as a plausible 80-20. (Well, less than 80%. Obviously, this is no N95.)
(It might only work for some face-shapes, though.)
This generates a new problem, which would also apply to taped/glued solutions:
The front is made of a softer fabric than N95s. After an hour of wear, it will suck to my lips if I breathe in with my mouth. And since it doesn’t stick on out-breaths, air still gets out the sides and sometimes the top. I don’t know how much additional risk this presents, but I would be curious to hear someone weigh in.
(It also has uncomfortably-high humidity, but that’s even more true of N95s.)