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Article: PROTECTION FROM ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
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- Medical Textiles
- Article date:
- January 1, 1991
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1991 International Newsletters. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Protective fabrics that will provide shielding from electromagnetic radiation can be made by blending conventional textile fibres with very fine stainless steel fibres under 25 Um diameter, according to European Patent 0 383 059. Yarns are then woven into a fabric as a mesh network of at least 0.5 cm2. Such materials can be used in garments and in carpets to prevent the generation of electrostatic charge. However, the fabric will not offer protection from microwaves and other forms of electromagnetic radiation. This is especially serious for hospital personnel who work closely with X-ray, ECG and EEG equipment. People who operate radar installations are also at risk. ...
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