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The surgical gowns and drapes of tomorrow. Specifying material performance and test methods
S R Patel1, D Urech, H P Werner
1Lojigma International Ltd., Dalgety Bay, UK.
Medical Device Technology
|August 5, 1998
Abstract:
A mandatory European standard is being developed to establish basic requirements and test methods for disposable and reusable materials used for surgical gowns and drapes. Once this standard has been adopted, the continued use of cotton textiles and conventional cotton-polyester-mixed textiles will become questionable. This article outlines the proposed requirements and looks at alternative methods that use liquid-repellent micro-filament textiles or liquid-proof textile laminates.