Quick and Easy coronavirus face mask Respirator

It consists of only 2 parts, the 3D printed bits and some kind of filter. It's designed to be used with normal facial tissues, the kind you can buy in many shops to blow your nose on. The finer the better. It's comfortable to wear because the only thing against your face is the tissue.

It is absolutely not meant to replace a proper N95 medical mask. However, it will offer some protection where no other option is available. It's very simple and just holds the tissue snugly in place around your nose and mouth.

It is very economical in terms of material usage and takes just over an hour to print with 0.3 mm layers in PLA.

I have only just finished this and it hasn't been tested to see if it fits many people. I need feedback. Especially regarding the size and shape. I will attempt to make modifications and upload them quickly.

There was some research done on the effectiveness of homemade masks. They tested a range of household materials (surprisingly not tissues though). See link below. They all show a marked improvement over not using anything at all. If anyone can find any research on how effective tissues are, please make me aware of it so I can put in a link to it. Tissues looks extremely fine to me so I can't see why they wouldn't work.

source : https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/29051-quick-and-easy-coronavirus-face-mask-respirator

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