Breathable films and membranes are becoming an increasingly important aspect of healthcare and safety in the workplace. As disposable gloves and gowns become more commonplace in the healthcare industry, they are also being used to protect workers from respiratory and oral infectious diseases (RIDs). While many products on the market today are designed to meet current work and social demands, new materials such as breathable films offer significant potential for furthering safety standards and practices within the medical and healthcare industry.
Breathable Films and Membranes offer several key advantages over other commonly used products and medical devices. First, they provide a higher level of comfort, increased mobility, and greater hygiene than disposable medical gloves and gowns. These products can be used for surgeries, patient transport, and surgical procedures, in the operating room and even on the surgical floor for disposing of surgical tools, equipment, and tissues. Furthermore, these products will help to reduce infection and germs inside the facility and in turn cut down on contamination in the workplace.
Although disposable gloves and gowns are commonly used for the purpose of surgical operations, they fall short in several different ways when it comes to meeting the demands of healthcare facilities. For starters, they lack moisture and are often heavy and unwieldy. Moreover, they create a lot of waste, and thus they are not hygienic. On the other hand, breathable films meet these requirements thanks to their superior ability to absorb moisture and facilitate easy cleaning. Breathable films have been designed to resist abrasion, moisture, compression, and cracking. While it is impossible to reduce abrasion and moisture completely, manufacturers have designed the films with varying levels of abrasion resistance and tensile strength.