SURGICAL AND EXAMINATION GLOVE TESTING

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Agency: Department of Health and Human Services	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 13888	Program Year/Program: 1990 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 13888	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Horizon Micro-environments
2351 College Station Rd #575 Athens, GA 30605
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Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 1990

Title: SURGICAL AND EXAMINATION GLOVE TESTING

Agency: HHS

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $50,000.00

Abstract:
THE RELIABILITY OF SURGICAL AND EXAMINATION GLOVES HAS BECOME A MAJOR CONCERN AMONG HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AS HIV AND OTHER VIRAL DISEASES HAVE SPREAD. CURRENT TESTING REGULATIONS AND METHODS ARE NOT ADEQUATE TO INSURE THE LEVELOF PROTECTION THAT IS NOW BEING DEMANDED BY THE INDUSTRY. THIS RESEARCH WILL TEST THE FEASIBILITY OF A PRODUCTION TESTUSING VOLATILE HALOGENATED COMPOUNDS TO DETECT AND QUANTIFY LEAKS IN SURGICAL AND EXAMINATION GLOVES. THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS SHOW THAT THESE GASES CAN DETECT HOLES THAT AREONE ORDER OF MAGNITUDE SMALLER THAN VIRUSES. A HALOGEN TRACER GAS TEST COULD PROVIDE A COST-EFFECTIVE AND RELIABLE WAY TO TEST SURGICAL AND EXAMINATION GLOVES. THE RESEARCH WILL FOCUS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE APPARATUS AND METHODOLOGY TO TEST GLOVES, QUANTIFICATION OF THE TECHNIQUE PARAMETERS, AND PROPOSALS FOR NEW STANDARDS.

Principal Investigator:
Robert G Eagon
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Horizon Micro-environments
2351 College Station Rd #575 Athens, GA 30605

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