
Respirator Fit Comparison Study Shows that Many Popular N95 Disposable Respirators Do Not Meet Fit Capability Standard
Without proper fit and seal against your face, an N95 may leak around the edges and offer far less protection than it claims
Shawmut is a world leader in innovative materials for medical fabric and medical textile applications. Our advanced process technologies include the expertise to laminate thin barrier films to various substrates — providing the highest barrier protection while maintaining the natural high-performance wear and comfort properties of the substrates and films, no matter the application.
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Shawmut is a significant and critical supplier of non-woven, woven, knit, and laminated advanced materials for incorporation into a wide variety of medical fabric, medical gowns, and medical equipment and devices.
A sampling of the critical applications we are helping to solve include:
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Shawmut has been the laminate fabric developer for some of the most prominent names in surgical gowns and drapes in the healthcare market.
Our durable barrier medical fabrics meet ASTM 1670 and 1671 requirements for blood and blood-borne pathogen protection. Our lamination services and laminate adhesive technologies allow material composites to maintain their protective properties through the rigors of numerous industrial launderings, autoclaving, and critical end-use applications, while retaining the vital, innovative textile features of the individual components.
Our ability to laminate at high speeds and control adhesive add on weights below 3 grams per square meter makes us a competitive alternative to direct extrusion coating. Our room temperature curing adhesive system allows us to laminate thin barrier films without subjecting them to heat and excessive pressure.
Many of our latest PPE efforts, including medical fabrics and medical gowns, are Berry Amendment Compliant. Therefore, we meet the federal regulation for Berry compliance that requires Department of Defense funds to be spent on U.S. manufactured items to protect the United States industrial market in times of crisis.
Without proper fit and seal against your face, an N95 may leak around the edges and offer far less protection than it claims
A KN95 is not the same thing as an N95! The differences between KN95 masks and N95 respirators might surprise you.
If you or your employees need to wear a respirator on the job to protect from dust, harmful chemicals, fumes, or gasses, it is essential to make sure that it works. And the only way to do that is with a fit test.
The most talked-about mask during the pandemic has been the N95, although not everyone knows what an N95 respirator is. Those in the know understand that an N95 is the gold standard for everyday respiratory protection. So how does an N95 work?
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