EN14683 is the European standard for classifying medical masks
ASTM F2100 is the North American Standard for classification of medical 3-Ply masks.
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| Test | EN14683 | ASTMF2100 |
| Type I | Type II | Type IIR | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |
| Bacterial Filtration Efficiency (BFE), % | ≥95 | ≥98 | ≥98 | ≥95 | ≥98 | ≥98 |
| Differential Pressure, H2O/cm2 Pa/cm3 |
<3.0 <29.4 |
<3.0 <29.4 |
<5.0 <49.0 |
<4.0 <39.2 |
<5.0 <49.0 |
<5.0 <49.0 |
| Sub-micron particulate filtration efficiency at 0.1 micron, % |
Not Required |
Not Required |
Not Required |
≥95 |
≥98 |
≥98 |
| Splash resistance, synthetic blood resistance, mmHG pass result | Not Required | Not Required |
120 (16.0 kPa) |
80 | 120 | 160 |
| Flame Spread | Not Required | Not Required |
Not Required |
Class 1 | Class 1 | Class 1 |
| Microbial cleanliness (cfu/g) | ≤30 | ≤30 | ≤30 | Not Required | Not Required | Not Required |