Ruhl C M, Urbancic J H, Foresman P A, Cox M J, Rodeheaver G T, Zura R D, Edlich R F
Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville.
J Emerg Med. 1994 Jan-Feb;12(1):11-4. doi: 10.1016/0736-4679(94)90004-3.
Cornstarch is currently the only powder used in the manufacture of surgical and examination gloves. The purpose of this study was to determine if cornstarch damages local tissue defenses in contaminated wounds. It was found that in contaminated wounds, cornstarch enhanced the growth of bacteria and elicited exaggerated inflammatory responses as measured by wound induration. As a result of this investigation, we do not recommend the use of gloves with cornstarch powders.
玉米淀粉是目前用于制造手术手套和检查手套的唯一粉末。本研究的目的是确定玉米淀粉是否会损害污染伤口处的局部组织防御功能。研究发现，在污染伤口中，玉米淀粉会促进细菌生长，并引发如伤口硬结所测量的过度炎症反应。基于这项调查结果，我们不建议使用带有玉米淀粉粉末的手套。
