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The new standard, BS EN 455-2:2009+A1:2011, has reduced the FAB (force at break requirement) for examination gloves from 9N to 6N, and for surgical gloves from 12N to 9N. The National foreword also includes a statement from the UK committee, CH/205/3.
Further details on the change can be found here.
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SMTL researchers and Dr Steve Thomas (ex-Director of SMTL) have published an interesting paper in the Journal of Wound Care, Oct 2011.
The paper investigates how variations in ambient temperature and humidity can affect the MVTR properties of a dressing, and derives and validates a method which can be used to predict the permeability of semi-permeable films under various combinations of temperature and humidity from a single set of test data.
See: The effect of temperature and humidity on the permeability of film dressings. S. Thomas, L. Barry, P. Fram, P.J. Phillips. Journal of Wound Care, Vol. 20, Iss. 10, 12 Oct 2011, pp 484 - 489.
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SMTL presented it's inaugural Science Award at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh’s 2nd All Wales Medical Student Research Symposium on Monday 10th October 2011 in Cowbridge.
The Award was presented for the best scientific oral or poster presentation during the day.
The 2011 winner was Nicholas Bullock for his paper on "Monitoring of tissue ischaemia during renal transplantation using rapid-sampling microdialysis: a comparison of organ preservation techniques."
Photo above: Pete Phillips (Director SMTL) presenting the Science Award to Nick Bullock (on the right).
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SMTL presented the 2011 SMTL Science award to Nick Bullock at a symposium on the 10th October 2011.
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SMTL have updated their provisional test programme for neuraxial devices intended to comply with the NPSA alert.
