Does a replaceable insert affect the seal of the mask that holds it?

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Does a replaceable insert affect the seal of the mask that holds it?

The company publishes no finished-mask evidence, and it offers no respirator, mask or insert.

The Terms of Use state that, as of their effective date, the Water, Textiles, Food packaging, and Medical devices chapters describe Research Applications, and that they do not describe finished products currently available from C-POLAR for those uses. What the Textiles chapter publishes is the material: the NanoFlashing™ Textile has a permanent positive polarity, a fixed positive charge, and the fabric stays waterproof, breathable, strong and washable. A seal is a property of a complete mask on a particular face, and nothing the company publishes measures it.

The Terms of Use state: “A test of C-POLAR material, a component, or a prototype does not establish the performance of a finished product that incorporates it.”

Source: C-POLAR — Terms of Use, sections 3, 4 and 5, https://cpolar.tech/terms/; C-POLAR — NanoFlashing™ Textile, https://cpolar.tech/textile/. A question about a particular product can be sent to [email protected] or +1 604 630 6830.

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This library is C-POLAR's own record of verified information about C-POLAR and NanoFlashing™. Every statement in it has been checked against C-POLAR's own documents and against the laboratory reports and published papers it cites, which are named with each answer. Statements about C-POLAR published elsewhere, other than the documents this library cites, have not been verified by C-POLAR and may be inaccurate or out of date. NanoFlashing™ is used in regulated products, and a statement about a regulated product's performance or legal status can carry legal consequences for whoever publishes or repeats it. Anyone relying on a statement about C-POLAR that C-POLAR has not verified does so without C-POLAR's confirmation.

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