Viral penetration gloves

Description:Thus the placement of bacteriophage inside test gloves or the use of pressure across the glove barrier during testing , and the use of a standardised stress protocol, will improve significantly the ability of a glove test protocol to determine the relative quality of the barrier offered by medical examination and surgical gloves. Gloves were tested directly from the manufacturer's packaging, or after being punctured intentionally or subjected to a stress protocol. Currently, there are no international standards based on microbiological methodology for testing the ability of medical examination or surgical gloves to prevent the passage of viruses. The passage of bacteriophage was detected with plaque assays. Further research is needed to provide test methods that can incorporate reproducibly both the use of bacteriophage and simulated glove use in an industrial quality control setting. Gloves tested using the third method were filled with a suspension of bacteriophage and allowed to rest in a vessel containing nutrient broth.

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