Faced with Covid-19 and the shortage of supply of masks, the French government wished to protect the population and increase the production of masks by testing textiles available on the market in order to verify their filtration and antibacterial barrier capacities.

In this context, the innovative Madaline microfilament fabric supplied by Mogul has been selected among thousands of others, by the French government, to make masks for the general public.

Under the control of the General Directorate of Armament (Defense Procurement and Technology Agency (DGA)), according to standards published by AFNOR (normative organization delivering, among others, the NF standard for material and immaterial goods), the French Institute of Textiles and Clothing – IFTH – carried out a battery of tests on Madaline (micro filaments bi-component polyester / polyamide hydroentangled).

The conditions:
Samples with a surface area equivalent to 20 cm² must allow a flow rate of 96 l x m² x s

The results:
Air permeability under 100 PA after 10 washes is 112 liters (without washing 173 liters)
Aerosol protection efficiency for :
–       3 µm particles: 99% after 10 washes – 96% (without washes)
–       1 µm particles: 97% after 10 washes – 91% (without washes)

The conclusion:
The performances measured on the Madaline make it compatible with the standards related to the realization of category 1 masks (individual mask for use by professionals in contact with the public) washable and reusable.

Based on these conclusions, the new mask producers have a serious alternative to the shortage of meltblown PP.
– BFE 82-90% and PFE 90-98% which can be improved by lamination with spunbond PP
– Softness and comfort thanks to the structure of the microfilaments.
– Safe for the skin
– OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certification (supplied on request)
– Certified by ECARF (provided upon request)
– Breathable and lint free