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What\\u2019s the best cloth mask for the public to use? How can PPE be made to be more sustainable? Can imperfect use of imperfect masks still reduce COVID-19 spread?

Four experts from McMaster\\u2019s Centre of Excellence in Protective Equipment and Materials (CEPEM) answer frequently asked questions about cloth masks, and how they\\u2019re working with industry partners to improve the next generation of PPE in Canada:

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• Catherine Clase \\u2013 Associate Professor, Medicine, McMaster University; Nephrologist, St. Joseph\\u2019s Healthcare Hamilton.
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• Charles De Lannoy \\u2013 Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, McMaster University.
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• Myrna Dolovich \\u2013 Professor, Medicine, McMaster University and St. Joseph\\u2019s Healthcare Hamilton.
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• Zeinab Hosseini-Doust \\u2013 Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, McMaster University.
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CEPEM is Canada\\u2019s first and only research hub dedicated to developing, testing and validating PPE, from improving cloth masks for the general public to rethinking the design of PPE for healthcare workers.

Visit clothmasks.ca for up-to-date information on the most effective cloth masks for public use, mask cleaning and more. This website is co-led by Catherine Clase and Juan Jesus Carrero from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden.
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