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Table 4 Liquid barrier properties of treated fabric samples

From: Durability of fluoropolymer and antibacterial finishes on woven surgical gown fabrics

Experimental conditions

Impact penetration (g)

Hydrostatic pressure (cm)

 

Antibacterial finish (%)

Water repellent finish (%)

A

B

C

D

E

F

A

B

C

D

E

F

1.

0

1

0.91

1.32

3.51

0.56

0.42

0.86

14.5

14.0

7.9

17.0

18.5

15.5

2.

0

4

0.70

0.68

2.54

0.45

0.31

0.54

22.5

20.6

13.6

25.3

28.5

20.5

3.

0

7

0.49

0.64*

1.30

0.35

0.24

0.43

25.7

22.9

16.1

27.0

32.7

22.3

4.

1

1

0.96

1.29

3.27

0.53

0.41

0.81

15.2

13.9

9.3

18.2

19.0

16.5

5.

1

4

0.72

0.61

2.52

0.41

0.27

0.55

23.2

21.4

14.7

25.8

29.5

21.0

6.

1

7

0.46

0.53

1.30

0.29

0.24

0.38

26.6

23.5

16.8

27.8

32.3

22.9

7.

1.5

1

0.96

1.06

3.12

0.47

0.37

0.84

15.5

15.3

9.5

17.9

19.0

16.5

8.

1.5

4

0.64

0.59

2.30

0.39

0.28

0.51

24.4

22.3

15.1

25.9

29.5

21.4

9.

1.5

7

0.41

0.56

1.19

0.28

0.25

0.36

28.0

23.9

17.1

27.8

34.7

23.1

10.

3

1

0.89

0.90

3.16

0.43

0.36

0.76

16.1

15.9

10.3

18.7

19.5

17.3

11.

3

4

0.57

0.54

2.01

0.36

0.24

0.39

26.6

23.0

15.7

26.0

29.0

22.0

12.

3

7

0.42

0.53*

1.03

0.23

0.21

0.30

29.7

24.2

17.5

29.0

36.0

24.0

13.

1

0

1.56#

1.69#

4.57

0.89

0.59*

1.03

6.8#

6.1

5.5*#

5.8#

9.2#

4.9

14.

1.5

0

1.49#

1.62*

4.49

0.82*

0.58*

0.96

6.9*#

7.1

5.4*#

6.7*#

9.0*#

4.8*

15.

3

0

1.43*

1.54

4.23

0.79*

0.54*

0.91

7.7*

7.2*

6.3*

8.0*

11.1

5.7

16.

0

0

1.53

1.72

4.97

0.97

0.73

1.17

6.5

5.3

4.5

6.0

9.0

4.3

  1. Note: ‘*’ means results are statistically insignificant at 95% confidence level with respect to finish level & ‘#’ means results are with respect to untreated fabric.