Glove Testing

Glove tests are used to evaluate dimensions, tensile strength and elongation, puncture, residual powder, leakage, simulated use, heat aging degradation, and viral barriers. These tests are appropriate for rubber, nitrile, and vinyl materials.

STEMart performs tests in compliance with ASTM, EN, NFPA, ISO and GB standards.

Applicable Standards

• ASTM D412 Standard Test Method for Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers-Tension
• ASTM D573 Standard Test Method for Rubber-Deterioration in an Air Oven
• ASTM D5151 Standard Test Method for Detection of Holes in Medical Gloves
• ASTM D3577 Standard Specification for Rubber Surgical Gloves
• ASTM D3578 Standard Specification for Rubber Examination Gloves
• ASTM D3579
• ASTM D5250 Standard Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) Gloves for Medical Applications
• ASTM D6124 Standard Test Method for Residual Powder on Medical Gloves
• ASTM D6319 Standard Specification for Nitrile Examination Gloves for Medical Applications
• ASTM D6977 Standard Specification for Polychloroprene Examination Gloves for Medical Applications
• ASTM D7160 Standard Practice for Determination of Expiration Dating for Medical Gloves
• ASTM D7161 Standard practice for Determination of Real Time Expiration Dating of Mature Medical Gloves Stored Under Typical warehouse conditions
• ASTM F1342 Standard Test Method for Protective Clothing Material Resistance to Puncture
• ASTM F1671 Standard Test Method for Resistance of Materials Used in Protective Clothing to Penetration by Blood-Borne Pathogens Using Phi-X174 Bacteriophage Penetration as a Test System
• EN 374 Protective Gloves Against Chemicals and Micro-Organisms
• EN 455 Medical Gloves for Single Use
• NFPA 1999 Standard on Protective Clothing and Ensembles for Emergency Medical Operations
• GB 24786 Single-Use Medical Poly (Vinyl Chloride) Examination Gloves
• ISO 10282 Single-Use Sterile Rubber Surgical Gloves – Specification
• ISO 11193-1 Single-Use Medical Examination Gloves-Part 1
• ISO 11193-2 Single-Use Medical Examination Gloves-Part 2

STEMart offers a wide range of performance tests to evaluate the following characteristics of gloves:

• Sizing/dimensions
• Leakage
• Whole glove barrier
• Viral barrier
• Tensile strength (unaged/aged)
• Elongation
• Puncture resistance
• Simulated use
• Heating ageing degradation
• Residual powder content
• Protein content
• Allergens

STEMart offers a comprehensive set of gloves tests which are essential to ensuring performance properties are validated to support marketing label claims. If you want to learn more detail about our service, or would like to consult with the experts at STEMart, please feel free to contact us.