What are the classifications of masks?

Editor:Zhejiang Antipollution Medical Equipment Co., Ltd. │ Release Time:2021-11-25
Masks are divided into three types according to their appearance, namely:
1. Flat-type and flat-type masks are easy to carry, but the tightness is poor;
2. Foldable, foldable mask is easy to carry;
3. The cup-shaped cup-shaped breathing space is large, but it is not convenient to carry.

Classified by wearing style
Masks are divided into three types according to different wearing styles, namely:
1. Head-wearing style: suitable for workshop workers who wear it for a long time, and it is troublesome to wear.
2. Ear-wearing style: easy to wear, suitable for frequent wearing and taking off.
3. Neck-wearing style: using S hooks and some soft material connectors, the connecting ear straps are converted to neck straps, which are suitable for long-term wear, and are more convenient for workshop workers such as wearing helmets or protective clothing.

Classified by materials used
According to different material components, the masks are:
1. Gauze masks: There are still some workshops using gauze masks, but the GB19084-2003 standard that they follow is low and does not meet the GB2626-2019 standard. It can only protect against large particles of dust.
2. Non-woven masks: most disposable protective masks are non-woven masks, mainly physical filtration supplemented by electrostatic adsorption.
3. Cloth masks: Cloth masks only have the effect of keeping warm and not filtering out very small particles such as PM. 4. Paper mask: It is suitable for food, beauty and other industries. It has the characteristics of good air permeability, convenient and comfortable use, etc. The paper used conforms to the GB/T22927-2008 standard.
5. Masks made of other materials, such as new biological protective filter materials.

Classified by scope of application
Masks are distinguished according to different scopes of use, which are:
1. Medical masks: There are three types in China, general medical masks, medical surgical masks, and medical protective masks.
2. Particulate protective masks: industrial use meets the GB2626-2019 standard, and special labor protection products safety mark certification (LA certification), which must meet the GB/T32610-2016 standard. To comply with the relevant standards of textiles.
3. Other special industries: such as chemical industry, etc.

According to protection level
Different countries and different industries have formulated different standards. According to different particle filtration efficiency, they are divided into different protection levels, which can be divided into three protection levels, namely:
1. Grade 90 means the filtration rate is ≥90%
2. The level of 95 means the filtration rate is ≥95%
3. Grade 100, which means the filtration rate is ≥99.97%

According to other categories
Respiratory protective masks can be divided into:
1. Filter type: It can be divided into air supply filter type and self-priming filter type. The latter can be divided into half mask and full mask.
2. Isolation type: can be divided into air supply type and air-carrying type, both of which include positive pressure type and negative pressure type respectively


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