Neenah Filtration has developed a material for face masks in response to constant demand of mouth-nose protection for an everyday. The material is a fillter media for community and civil masks to protect people that offers excellent breathability.
The newly developed material is produced at Neenah's German and U.S. sites. It is a semisynthetic material which is ultrasonic weldable. As It is durable it can be used as a single layer application to protect people daily. The 50gsm material offers an efficiency of >80% @ 3µm (KCl @ 10 cm/s). It offers a good next-to-skin comfort due to its softness.