3D Front Line Mask vs n95 vs Surgical Masks
3D Front Line Mask
N95 Respirator
Cotton Surgical Mask
3D Availability:
Local production allows for unlimited capacity to create the 3D Front Line Mask.
N95 Availability:
Supplies are dwindling.
Rectangle Availablity:
Being mass produced by large factories.
- 3D Benefits:
- Full seal around face.
- Able to handle replaceable filters up to an equivalent of N98.
- Easy to produce.
- Materials immediately available.
- Reuseable
- Freely created
- N95 Benefits:
- Full seal around face.
- N95 filtration rating.
- Rectangle Benefits
- Being mass produced.
- 3D Challenges:
- New to market
- Not yet being mass produced.
- N95 Challenges
- Becoming unavailable
- Rectangle Challenges:
- Does not seal around face.
- Uses 1/16″ elastic around ears, possibly uncomfortable over time.
- Has limited filtration affect.