SIST EN 13726-1:2002

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 13726-1:2002
01-november-2002
Preskusne metode za sanitetni material za primarno oskrbo rane - 1. del: Vidiki
absorpcije
Test methods for primary wound dressings - Part 1: Aspects of absorbency
Prüfverfahren für primäre Verbandstoffe (Wundauflagen) - Teil 1: Aspekte des
Saugverhaltens (Absorption)
Méthodes d'essai pour pansements primaires - Partie 1: Absorption
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 13726-1:2002
ICS:
11.120.20 Sanitetni materiali, obveze in Wound dressings and
komprese compresses
SIST EN 13726-1:2002 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 13726-1:2002

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SIST EN 13726-1:2002
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 13726-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2002
ICS 11.120.20
English version
Test methods for primary wound dressings - Part 1: Aspects of
absorbency
Méthodes d'essai pour les pansements primaires en Prüfverfahren für primäre Verbandstoffe (Wundauflagen) -
contact avec la plaie - Partie 1: Absorption Teil 1: Aspekte des Saugverhaltens (Absorption)
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SIST EN 13726-1:2002
EN 13726-1:2002 (E)
Contents
page
Foreword.3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .5
2 Terms and definitions.5
3 Test methods for absorbency.5
3.1 Test conditions .5
3.2 Free swell absorptive capacity.5
3.3 Fluid handling capacity (absorbency plus moisture vapour transmission rate, liquid in
contact) .7
3.4 Fluid affinity of amorphous hydrogel dressings .8
3.5 Gelling characteristics .11
3.6 Dispersion characteristics.12
3.7 Dispersion/solubility of hydrogel dressings.13
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SIST EN 13726-1:2002
EN 13726-1:2002 (E)
Foreword
This document EN 13726-1:2002 has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 205 "Non-active medical
devices", the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or
by endorsement, at the latest by Septembe
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