GORE-TEX® Medical Fabric
FirstStep® Select™
GORE-TEX® Medical Fabric: The ideal material for
managing the skin’s microclimate.
How does GORE-TEX® Medical Fabric manage the skin’s
microclimate?
- High MVTR (Moisture Vapour Transmission Rate) to prevent skin
maceration
- Waterproof to reduce contamination of mattress
- Bacterial barrier to help prevent infection
Air flows through GORE-TEX® Medical Fabric, at a
controlled rate, removing excess moisture and maintaining a
constant skin temperature, whilst preventing bacterial
contamination.
Provides a consistent bacterial barrier to 0.2 mic particle
size
- Passed ‘Brevundimonas Diminuta retention by
membrane filter' modified HIMA 838 test by Nelson
Labs
- Aerosol Filtration Efficiency Test Results: 99.9999% at 0.2 mic
particle size per TSI 8160 Automated filter Tester
- Passed ‘Modified ASTM Method F1671 for Bacterial
Penetration’ using Staphylococcus aureus bacteria
challenge
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