Does your DIY face mask actually protect you from contracting COVID-19?
Experts from Texas A&M are researching which household materials make the most effective filters for face masks, Fox 7 reports.
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Scientists from Texas A&M are currently testing common DIY mask materials, officials for the university said.
“We are conducting a study evaluating a wide range of household materials as resources for constructing DIY face masks,” said Sarah D. Brooks, director of Texas A&M University’s Center for Atmospheric Chemistry and the Environment (CACE) and professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences in the College of Geosciences.
According to Fox 7, it’s Texas A&M researchers’ goal to give consumers “fact-based” information on different mask materials.