Face Mask Testing

Medical face mask of all types is widely used all over the world as hospitals and healthcare institutions continue to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. To ensure the safety of healthcare providers, manufacturers have a responsibility to guarantee their product quality and requirement compliance.

STEMart offers comprehensive gown testing capabilities including filtration efficiency and penetration resistance testing in accordance with ASTM, EN and ISO standards for surgical face masks and general-use masks.

Applicable Standards

• ASTM F2100 Standard Specification for Performance of Materials Used in Medical Face Masks
• ASTM F1862 Standard Test Method for Resistance of Medical Face Masks to Penetration Synthetic Blood
• ASTM F2299 Standard Test Method for Determining the Initial Efficiency of Materials Used in Medical Face Masks to Penetration by Particulates Using Latex Spheres
• 16 CFR Part 1610
• EN 14683 Medical Face Masks-Requirements and Test Methods
• NIOSH
• ISO 22609 Test Method for Resistance Against Penetration by Synthetic Blood
• ISO 10993 Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices

Test Capability

• Bacterial or viral filtration efficiency (BFE/VFE) test
• Flammability test
• Particle filtration efficiency test
• Resistance to synthetic blood fluid penetration
• Breathability test
• Biocompatibility test

STEMart offers a comprehensive set of face mask tests which are essential to ensuring performance properties are validated to support marketing label claims. If you want to learn more detail about our service, or would like to consult with the experts at STEMart, please feel free to contact us.