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SURGICAL AND EXAMINATION GLOVE TESTING

Award Information
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 13888
Amount: $50,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1990
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
2351 College Station Rd #575
Athens, GA 30605
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Robert G Eagon
 (404) 546-1268
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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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.

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