A story:The Rise of Sterile Rubber Gloves


In the medical field, it is crucial to keep instruments and medical gloves clean. In recognizing this fact, Joseph Lister instituted the use of sterile techniques in surgery. In 1894, Joseph Lister discovered that rubber gloves could be sterilized with a chemical called carbolic acid.

The success of Joseph Lister's antiseptic approach to surgery led to a drastic decline in deaths of surgery patients due to infection. By the early 1900s, sterile rubber gloves had become a standard operating procedure for most surgeons.

Despite Lister's process, the habit of using a single pair of gloves for multiple patients continued well into the 1960s. It was not until 1965 when the use of sterile disposable gloves further progressed.

The Ansell Rubber Company manufactured the first disposable glove in 1964. The company adopted gamma irradiation as a cheap way to sterilize the disposable gloves it manufactured. This method was soon adopted by other companies in the rubber industry, and it remains the primary way to sterilize disposable gloves today.

The introduction of radiation sterilization technology made it possible for Ansell to manufacture disposable rubber gloves, rather than reusable pairs. Surgeons could discard used gloves and don new sterile ones, thereby lowering the chance of the infection spreading.

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