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ArticleScientific reports2025

Evaluation of the effects on the tensile properties of medical gloves after repeated disinfection.

Meiling Luo, Zhimei Chen, Xin He, Ting Xie, Wei Bo, Pengchao Fan, Qinghong Bi, Qing Xia, Chunhui Li

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9 authors.

Meiling LuoDepartment of Infection Control, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Zhimei ChenDepartment of Infection Control, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Xin HeDepartment of Infection Control, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Ting XieDepartment of Infection Control, Xingguo People's Hospital, Ganzhou, China.
Wei BoDepartment of Infection Control, Yiyang The First Hospital of T.C.M, Yiyang, China.
Pengchao FanDepartment of Infection Control, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Qinghong BiDepartment of Infection Control, Zibo Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Zibo, China.
Qing XiaDepartment of Infection Control, The 921st Hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the People's Liberation Army of China, Changsha, China.
Chunhui LiDepartment of Infection Control, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China. lichunhui@csu.edu.cn.

Funding

Health Development Research Center of the National Health Commission, "Evidence-based Evaluation and Demonstration Base Construction Project of Infection Control Measures in Healthcare Institutions" CNHDRC-KJ-L-2020-53-04375the National Key Research and Development Program of China 2022YFC2009805the National Key Research and Development Program of China No. 2022YFC2009801the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province No. 2021JJ31071
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study was aimed to explore the effects of the disinfectants commonly used in the hospitals on the tensile properties of the medical gloves with the different materials. Three types of medical gloves, composed of latex, nitrile, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), were exposed to common chemical disinfectants to analyze the effects on the tensile properties. Ethanol-based hand rub(EBHR) and chlorine antiseptic were selected for testing. testers wear the gloves for hand hygiene. The effect on the tensile properties of medical gloves after repeated disinfection was analyzed in comparison with the control group (untreated glove was investigated in comparison with the control group (untreated glove was studied in comparison with the control group (untreated gloves). The latex gloves and nitrile gloves performed well within ten treatments of either EBHR or chlorine antiseptic. On the other hand, PVC exam gloves showed significant changes in tensile strength and elongation at breakage. This was especially true for treatment with 500 mg/L chlorine-containing disinfectant. Repeated wiping with disinfection can affect the tensile properties of disposable medical gloves,especially PVC exam gloves,which is security risk.

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DisinfectantsDisinfectionGloves, SurgicalTensile StrengthChlorineHumansLatexMaterials TestingPolyvinyl ChlorideChlorineDisinfectantsLatexPolyvinyl ChlorideDisinfectionElongation at breakageGlovesHand hygieneTensile strength

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PMID39939663
PMCPMC11821826

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