Evaluation of a new mechanical pressure tester for barrier fabrics

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1273, Issue , 1997, Pages 37-46

  McCullough, Elizabeth A ^a   Johnson, Phillip W ^b  

^a Sunflower Networking Group   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Hydrostatic pressure; Liquid resistance; Mechanical pressure; Medical textiles; Surgical gowns; Synthetic blood; Viral resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 5844395044     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp19891s     Document Type: Review

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