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Coming next month in JACS and online now: Novel test method for the evaluation of fluid leakage at the glove-gown interface and investigation of test parameters

Researchers report on an innovative method to evaluate fluid leakage and assess performance improvements with new gowns and gloves.

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November 1, 2018

F. Selcen Kilinc-Balci, PhD; Zafer Kahveci, PhD; and Patrick Yorio, PhD, report in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS) on a novel method they developed to evaluate fluid leakage and assess performance improvements with new gowns and gloves. Their method uses a robotic arm, which simulates arm movements made by health care personnel during fluid exposures.

This article and all other JACS content is available online.