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The material is made of Milliken's patented anti-microbial "BioSmart" technology and will be black in color. The fabric binds chlorine bleach from each wash cycle to the surface of the fabric, according to Milliken's website. Products with BioSmart fabric must be washed with an EPA-registered chlorine bleach to charge the fabric prior to each use, the website states, with the fabric remaining durable for up to 75 launderings.

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Army researchers at the command did release filter rates for other materials. They reported that four-ply microfiber cloth, which can be found in the cleaning section of most big box stores, filters out more than 75 percent of particles similar in size to the coronavirus.

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texan12 said:

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Yup. Although the new ones are supposed to be more comfortable. But are we now ignoring that the virus can enter through the eyes?

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amercer said:

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texan12 said:

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Yup. Although the new ones are supposed to be more comfortable. But are we now ignoring that the virus can enter through the eyes?

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Madagascar said:

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This seems interesting but would you be breathing in bleach particles all day? That doesn't sound comfortable either.

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texan12 said:

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Do ordinary issued gas masks not filter out viruses? All those days of preparing for a biological attack seem pointless now.

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