Protocol for bacterial filtration efficiency evaluations of facemask materials using viable bacteria-laden aerosol droplets

Affiliations

• ¹ McMaster University, Department of Chemical Engineering, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, Canada.
• ² McMaster University, Department of Chemical Engineering, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, Canada; McMaster University, Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada.
• ³ McMaster University, School of Biomedical Engineering, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, Canada.
• ⁴ Affiliate, Research Institute of St Joseph's Hospital and Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, 50 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 4A6, Canada.
• ⁵ Affiliate, Research Institute of St Joseph's Hospital and Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, 50 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON L8N 4A6, Canada; McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Medicine, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada; McMaster University, Centre of Excellence in Protective Equipment and Materials, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, Canada. Electronic address: [email protected].
• ⁶ McMaster University, Department of Chemical Engineering, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, Canada; McMaster University, Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada; McMaster University, School of Biomedical Engineering, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, Canada; McMaster University, Centre of Excellence in Protective Equipment and Materials, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, Canada; McMaster University, Michael DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada. Electronic address: [email protected].