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Rodrigues,Edna; Levin,Anna S.; Sinto,Sumiko Ikura; Mendes,Caio Figueiredo; Barbosa,Benedito; Graziano,Kazuko Uchikawa. |
The objective of this study was to verify the efficacy of cotton fabric, made of serge bonding 2 x 1, as microbial barrier, when new and after multiple laundering and steam sterilization procedures. The power of the microbial barrier was correlated with physical characteristics of the fabric, using standard test methods for evaluation of weight, traction, stretching tearing resistance and microbiological characteristics. The microbiological results evidenced that the microbial barrier was effective when the wrapping material was new or went through a maximum of new 65 reprocessing procedures. As for the alterations in the physical characteristics of the reprocessed material, the decrease in weight seemed to be the event responsible for microbial barrier... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Microbiological barrier; Cloth packing; Reprocessing; Reusable medical articles. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822006000200003 |
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