Month: July 2021

Professor researches effectiveness of face masks against particles similar in size to
coronavirus. Seshadri Ramkumar’s data shows three-ply face masks can filter out 60-80% of
simulated viral particles between 150 and 30 nanometers in diameter, respectively.

In the COVID-19 era, the importance of materials in countering the infection using face masks is highly felt important by people, Dr Seshadri Ramkumar, Professor, Texas Tech University

Steep increase in cotton prices will not only affect the industry and squeeze margins, but will also lead to higher prices in apparel and textile goods for domestic consumers, says Ashwin Chandran, Chairman, The Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA)