Assessment of Single-Layer and Three-Layer Reusable Surgical Gowns Performance in Terms of Bacterial Penetration in Wet State 


Vol. 20,  No. 3, pp. 555-561, Mar.  2019
10.1007/s12221-019-8299-z


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Surgical gowns are a vital part of the protective textile that are applied to preserve surgical group members against infection. Therefore, not only their protective performance, but also their comfort are significant. Reusable gowns usually preferred by people due to their comfort. However; their stability to the laundry and sterilization process determine their useful life-time. In this study, the protective performance of two single-layer and three-layer reusable surgical gowns was investigated after 70 laundry and sterilization cycles. To this end, fabric셲 resistance against bacterial penetration in wet state after every 10 laundry and sterilization cycles were evaluated based on the ISO22610 standard test method. Moreover, to assess the fabric structure variation, SEM image was provided after every 10 laundry and sterilization cycles. The results illustrate that laundry and sterilization process lead to the destruction of the single-layer gown셲 structure and enhance its pore size, followed by barrier index reduction. However; no considerable variation was obtained in the three-layer gown셲 barrier index.

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[IEEE Style]

N. Khomarloo, F. Mousazadegan, M. Latifi, N. Hemmatinejad, "Assessment of Single-Layer and Three-Layer Reusable Surgical Gowns Performance in Terms of Bacterial Penetration in Wet State," Fibers and Polymers, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 555-561, 2019. DOI: 10.1007/s12221-019-8299-z.

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N. Khomarloo, F. Mousazadegan, M. Latifi, and N. Hemmatinejad. 2019. Assessment of Single-Layer and Three-Layer Reusable Surgical Gowns Performance in Terms of Bacterial Penetration in Wet State. Fibers and Polymers, 20, 3, (2019), 555-561. DOI: 10.1007/s12221-019-8299-z.

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