Let’s just say, in a perfect world.. no one would be wearing one of these masks. As our world is not perfect right now, we were looking for a mask to that could be easily made to get a large volume out to our community ASAP. Our design has evolved from feedback from those making and wearing the masks!

Peter Tsai, the materials scientist who invented the electrostatic charging technology that N95 masks offered another material for DIY mask makers to consider: nonwoven fabrics. Tsai recommended using car shop towels as mask material. The towels, available in rolls and often blue in color, would do a better job of filtering droplets than cloth,