Gloves and Ebola virus: a consideration of the penetration possibility based on nanostructure consideration

[Emily]

http://www.apjtb.com/zz/onlinefirst/APJTB-2014-0523.pdf

Gloves and Ebola virus: a consideration of the penetration possibility
based on nanostructure consideration
Sora Yasri1, Viroj Wiwanitkit2
1KMT Medical Center, Bangkok Thailand
2Wiwanitkit House, Bangkhae, Bangkok Thailand
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Focusing on the case of Ebola virus, its diameter is about 80 nm. For the gloves, the pore size is about 5 micron or 5000 nm. Comparing between
Ebola virus size and glove pore size, it is possible that the virus can directly pass thorough the gloves pore to the hands of the users. Hence, it seems that using gloves might not be an effective tool for prevention of Ebola virus...

 

[Vibrant62]

Re: Gloves and Ebola virus: a consideration of the penetration possibility based on nanostructure consideration

Why double or triple gloving is essential for high risk contacts...