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Production of antimicrobial medical gloves
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16/07/2018
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Injuries caused by needles and scalpels have led some health care workers are at risk for infectious diseases, life threatening, such as hepatitis C and HIV. However, a pair of gloves automatically disinfect wounds may help them avoid this danger everyday.
Surgical gloves with non-slip rubber to protect doctors and nurses from viruses when they are punctured or cracked. New glove called G-VIR in Paris by Hutchinson Company production. The preliminary tests showed that it could reduce the number of virus penetration in 15% and decreased wound infection rate of 60%.
New gloves have 3 layers, the outer layer of which 2 are synthetic rubber. The middle layer contains the liquid droplet is the basic ingredient ammonium salt. It is very effective in killing viruses such as HIV and viral hepatitis C. When the needle or other sharp instrument puncture medical gloves, sterile liquid is released onto the wound.
The idea comes from a manufacturing condoms antivirus fails. New antibacterial gloves are manufactured by dipping mold shaped porcelain hand in a tank of liquid synthetic rubber. Next, the mold is dipped into an emulsion biocide and again in rubber tanks. The layer dries and forms a durable gloves, type "" sandwich "".
Although the G-VIR thicker than traditional rubber gloves but the surgeon at a hospital in Lyon adapt very quickly when using them on the job. Many doctors even brought two gloves when performing these tasks have a high risk of infection. Hutchinson intends to conduct full-scale clinical trials later this year. G-VIR can also bring many benefits for street cleaning staff - who must collect objects of the needle injection.
However, some experts recommend that people who have frequent contact with the rubber compounds or biocides occasionally encounter problems with skin or breathing. They welcomed antibacterial gloves on but that should assess the long-term effects of its use.
(Minh Son - According to NewScientist)
