International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research
Table 5 Tensile and tearing strength of untreated and plasma enhanced flurocarbon treated surgical gown fabrics
From: Development of plasma enhanced antiviral surgical gown for healthcare workers
Sample | Tensile strength (N) | Tearing strength (N) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
MD | CD | DI | DII | |
Untreated Polypropylene (Single layer) surgical gown | 105 | 62 | 10 | 5 |
Plasma treated Polypropylene (Single layer) surgical gown | 98 | 54 | 7 | 3 |
Plasma treated Polypropylene with PTFE dual layer surgical gown | 122 | 61 | 16 | 7 |
Tri-laminate Plasma surgical gown | 149 | 74 | 21 | 13 |