How To Keep From Covid-19 :#3 Face Masks

So microscopic, so small and delicate, even under a microscope. Oh, you're back! You already know my name, yes, it's Dr. Tigger. I was a bit “lost” in the structure of a face mask, you see, it is so marvelous, how those tiny fibers crisscross each other. Since you're already here, then let's explore this small world together!

When I zoom in, you can see that the structure of this mask is a bit random. No, no, it was actually made on purpose to look like this. To understand this, let's go back to the purpose of face masks. They’re made in order to keep out viruses and other unwanted particles, so, instead of being woven by machines, they're kind of “spread” from a nozzle, onto a piece of cloth. But by then, the special liquid (that was later to be a face mask) had turned to a solid, what we now know, as a freshly-made mask. Then it’s electrified, because this way, the particles that manage to get into the masks are pulled toward dead- ends, or else, the viruses or whatever would somehow, in the end, drift through, and into your nose, eyes or mouth. Another extra prevention, is that a mask has at least 2 layers, usually 3, an out layer, a microfiber middle one, and finally, an absorbent inner layer.

So that's how most face masks are made, but believe me, there are others, too. Like respirators, which are like big “mouth shells”, or those air masks from the 1940s. Whatever kind you buy, just remember, it has gone through those steps.