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Resistance of gloves
and protective clothing materials
to permeation of cytostatic solutions
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Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute, Łódź, Poland
(Department of Personal Equipment)
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Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute, Warszawa, Poland
(Department of Chemical, Biological and Aerosol Hazards)
Online publication date: 2017-11-24
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Sylwia Krzemińska
Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute,
Department of Personal Equipment, Wierzbowa 48, 90-133 Łódź, Poland
Małgorzata Szewczyńska
Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute, Department of Chemical, Biological and Aerosol Hazards,
Czerniakowska 16, 00-701 Warszawa, Poland
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2018;31(3):341-50
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Objectives: The objective of the work was to determine the resistance of selected protective clothing and glove materials
to permeation of cytostatics such as docetaxel, fluorouracil, and doxorubicin. Material and Methods: The following
glove materials were used: natural rubber latex (code A), acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (code B) and chloroprene rubber
(code C). In addition, we tested a layered material composed of a non-woven polyester (PES), a polypropylene (PP) film,
and a non-woven PP used for protective coats (code D). The cytostatics were analyzed by liquid chromatography with
diode array detection. The tested samples were placed in a purpose-built permeation cell modified to be different from
that specified in the standard EN 6529:2001. Results: The tested materials were characterized by good resistance to solutions
containing 2 out of the 3 selected cytostatics: doxorubicin and 5-fluorouracil, as indicated by a breakthrough time of
over 480 min. Equally high resistance to permeation of the third cytostatic (docetaxel) was exhibited by natural rubber latex,
acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber, and chloroprene rubber. However, docetaxel permeated much more readily through the
clothing layered material, compromising its barrier properties. Conclusions: It was found that the presence of additional
components in cytostatic preparations accelerated permeation through material samples, thus deteriorating their barrier
properties. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2018;31(3):341–350