The global surgical and respiratory masks market is driven bysurge in number of surgical procedures and frequent outbreak of epidemics. Increasing adoption of surgical masks in the general population due to health concernsof various respiratory diseases, and rising prevalence of contagious diseases such as influenza, tuberculosis and asthma have further augmented the demand for the respiratory and surgical mask market globally. The new coronavirus has been declared pandemic by the World Health Organization as it continues to spread globally.Engineers and scientists are working hard to find different ways of developing high tech protective masks and adopting emergency measures to prevent against this highly infectious disease also known as COVID-19, which in turn boosting the global surgical and respiratory masks market.
Major Key Players of the Surgical and Respiratory Masks Market are:
3M, Honeywell International Inc, Alpha Pro Tech, Cardinal Health., Halyard Worldwide, Inc., Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Mölnlycke Health Care AB., Ltd., Medline Industries Inc, Moldex-Metric., Berkshire Corporation and other prominent players
The growth of this market is majorly driven by strict government regulations to maintain safety standards and several initiatives to promote the use of surgical mask. In the United States, the surgical mask must follow American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards which have three levels of protection from low risk of exposure to fluids to high risk of exposure to fluids. Similarly, in Europe, the surgical mask should be of European standard BS EN 14683, which has 3 levels of bacterial filtration efficiency of BFE1, BFE2, and Type R.These masks are intended to reduce the transmission of infective agents from staff to patients during surgical procedures and other medical settings.
The Surgical and Respiratory Masks Market is segmented on the basis of Material, Types and region.
Major Material of Surgical and Respiratory Masks Market covered are:
- Polypropylene
- Polystyrene
- Polycarbonate
Major Types of Surgical and Respiratory Masks Market covered are:
- Tie-band
- Ear-loop
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