Talk:Facial tissue/Archives/2020

COVID-19 self made masks / norm quality characteristics of facial tissue paper / boost the importance of the article?
Faced with the shortage of professional masks, the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital Experts devised a do-it-yourself face masks to help people battle coronavirus and send out the instructions via youtube. It consists of a layer of facial tissue sandwiched between 2 layers of kitchen towel paper. Anybody with knowledge on some iso norm for facial tissue paper that can give an indication of how efficient such a self made mask could be against dust/bacteria/covid-19? I have a lot of experience with the SODIS - solar disinfection bottle project and that is promoted by the EU and the WHO, and know the power and difference of doing "something" rather than "nothing". It's a bit like he wikipedia: humans are intelligent beings, they can learn, start from a first trial and built up things that really make a difference. People who are in the hospitals, in the rooms treating the corona patients, of course they need professional protection gear - more than just masks, but for people who are just walking around or in a supermarket, I assume - just as the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital Experts - that people should get their hands out of their sleeves and start acting instead of undergoing this COVID-19 outbreak as some reality TV show in which they have a prime role. Anybody knows how to vote the importance level up for this article for aforementioned reasons? Sincerely, SvenAERTS (talk) 18:20, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
 * ISO 12625-1:2019(en) Tissue paper and tissue products - but can't find any criteria on permeability or something referring to dust/bacteria/viruses. No more time. Sincerely, SvenAERTS (talk) 18:42, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

Use of polymer
I added:
 * Facial tissue may contain non-biodegradable additives for strength.

There's much more to this, but at least it's a start. Chriswaterguy talk 00:57, 8 August 2020 (UTC)