Clothing

Trellchem NEO protective clothing is ultra lightweight – 22-Jul-2010

Has strength, integrity and chemical resistance

Ansell launches antimicrobial surgical glove – 6-May-2010

Proprietary antimicrobial coating provides an additional level of protection

Home-washed surgical scrubs at greater contamination risk – 8-Jan-2010

A study comparing the bacterial contamination of surgical scrub clothing has shown significantly greater levels of bacteria in home-laundered attire than scrubs washed by the healthcare facility, scrubs sent out to a third-party for laundering, or single-use/disposable scrubs.

US firm develops textile technology to help combat HAIs – 11-Dec-2009

Vestagen Technical Textiles of Orlando, Florida has introduced the first products in the Vestex range of nanotechnology-based specialist healthcare textiles for use in areas where clothing can be contaminated with infection-causing bacteria.

Contamination found at Genzyme’s Boston plant – 17-Nov-2009

The US Food and Drug Administration will not approve Genzyme’s drug for the treatment of Pompe disease until it has fixed manufacturing problems at its plant at Allston Landing in Massachusetts, US.

Donning by design – 19-Jul-2010

Damon Larkin, Product Marketing Leader, Cleanroom Apparel, Kimberly-Clark Professional considers how sterile cleanroom gowning is evolving to help minimise contamination risk

Handling cytotoxic material – 17-Feb-2010

The level of protection afforded by gloves to personnel and products when handling cytotoxic agents is complex. Nick Gardner, Shield Scientific, offers some important considerations

All wiped out – 1-Jun-2004

Karen Rossington, marketing manager at Shield Medicare, discusses wipes for life science cleanrooms and choosing the best option

Garments at risk – 20-Jan-2004

Contamination control – 12-Aug-2003

Shield Medicare's Suzanne Stubbs discusses the problems and issues relating to cleaning and disinfecting isolator systems using liquid sanitisation techniques