The PMTTC is the newest facility of the DOST which will be introduced through a webinar that aims to invite all various local stakeholders. It aims to offer and provide an extensive solution to the limited testing services for healthcare and medical-related textile materials in the country through its newest tests.
Medical Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as masks, coveralls, gowns, and drapes has been the primary defense of the people, such as our healthcare frontliners, against the COVID-19 pandemic. As it is still actively affecting our worldwide population, the use and production of PPEs especially face masks heightened the need to test the safety and quality of the PPEs being produced or are existing in the market. These tests for medical safety regulations were only available in other countries so the tests need to be sent to foreign laboratories which increases not only the waiting time for test results but also the costs.
Prior to the establishment of PMTTC, the institute through its Quality Textile Testing Laboratories have been testing some PPEs for community face coverings (non-medical cloth face masks) and for reusable non-medical grade PPE. With this addition, DOST-PTRI will now serve as the center for medical textile testing and development in the country and will be offering complete tests for both community face coverings and medical-grade face masks. This local testing capability will likewise encourage more research and development initiatives that aim to help the current pandemic response.
Although the Center is not yet fully launched, the webinar on the 28th of December wanted to introduce the tests that are already available for people’s awareness.
For more information, email us at ptritestinglab@ptri.dost.gov.ph or ptri.tips@ptri.dost.gov.ph.
By: Sharmainne Rhey B. Caoili Technology Transfer, Information and Promotions
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