Virus be gone with antibacterial gloves
An effective barrier against highly contagious pathogens, healthcare workers and frontliners cannot do without medical gloves. WHO, however, cautioned against complacency in using gloves because they do not provide complete protection against contamination. WHO has explained that pathogens can contaminate the caregivers’ hands via small defects in gloves, or during removal of the gloves.
While basic, although effective safeguards are recommended such as hand hygiene by washing, new advances in gloves can assure the needed extra protection.
US-based company GHS, which develops and produces technical hand wear, launched what it said is a sustainable glove solution offering protection against bacteria and microbes. According to GHS, the BlocAid gloves with antimicrobial and antibacterial barrier are specially designed and engineered with the patented EcoZinc, which is directly embedded into the fibre through an extruded yarn manufacturing process that gives BlocAid gloves self-cleaning properties, inhibit growth of harmful microbes, and that enable the gloves to be re-used and washed multiple times without losing efficacy.
GHS said that EcoZinc is generally safe (according to the FDA) and can be ingested, and safely applied topically. The gloves are protective on all levels and are rated UPF 50+ (with an actual rating of 99.996% UVA/UVB 100% protection) daily usage, it added. The US-manufactured BlocAid seamless knit gloves are also touch screen compatible.
Another US-based firm, Goldshield Technologies, developed its Goldshield 5, which when applied to medical masks and gloves can reduce Covid-19 exposure for up to three days
Goldshield Technologies first introduced the antimicrobial technology in 2009 to protect users against hospital-acquired-infections (HAI’s). With the Covid-19, Goldshield Technologies is again offering this solution to fight off virus spread.
The patented Goldshield 5 underwent independent testing in a study . The study found that Goldshield 5 when applied to PPEs created a residual protective bio-barrier on treated medical masks and rubber medical gloves against the Covid-19 virus. It was found to be effective in killing the Covid-19 virus, and to provide protection for a maximum of 72 hours.
On the surgical masks treated with Goldshield 5, the Covid-19 inactivation rate was 99.88% kill rate compared to the control group, with a residual kill rate observed by the researchers for a period of three days. The Goldshield 5 treatment on the medical gloves resulted in the inactivation of the Covid-19 virus at a kill rate of 94.87% compared to the control group, Goldshield Technologies said.
It informs that more than 50 independent studies, including three, peer-reviewed, studies published in the American Journal of Infection Control, were conducted to ensure the efficacy of Goldshield 5.
Finnish glove maker Hofler Oy has developed a glove with a natural-based treatment that eliminates viruses and bacteria by 99%. The company said that the Hofler Biotech UT gloves with protective function are just as timely now that countries are dealing with the Covid-19 virus.
The thin and shape-fitted knitted glove is treated with a non-toxic antimicrobial that is derived from sidestreams of the forest industry. It is applied on the inside and outside of the glove.
Designed for everyday use, the gloves are reusable, and can be worn indoors and outdoors. The gloves can be machine washed up to 30 times without losing their antimicrobial properties, Holfer said.
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