1. What is the difference between disposable masks and medical surgical masks
In fact, medical surgical masks are also disposable masks, and disposable masks are not limited to medical surgical masks. Common disposable masks on the market generally include disposable medical surgical masks, disposable medical masks and ordinary disposable masks.
At present, only disposable medical surgical masks and disposable medical masks have anti-virus effect, and the filtering effect of viruses can reach 95%.
Because these two masks have three layers, the middle layer is a melt-blown non-woven fabric layer. This melt-blown non-woven fabric is made of polypropylene. It is an ultra-fine electrostatic fiber. Dust and toxic droplets can be electrostatically charged. Adsorption, so as to block the virus.
Ordinary disposable masks do not have a meltblown nonwoven fabric layer, so they cannot filter bacteria.
Second, how to distinguish these three disposable masks
The names with "Medical Masks" and "Medical Surgical Masks" may be medical masks, of course, it does not exclude certain merchants selling fake and inferior products.
The name is only a disposable mask, and the functions are mainly sunscreen, dustproof, and ultraviolet protection, which are not medical masks. Even if the mask has a filter replacement function, the filter only has a dustproof effect. Although ordinary disposable masks are cheap, they cannot filter viruses.
Summary: You do n’t have to be obsessed with buying medical surgical masks, disposable medical masks are also possible.