Testing of Condoms

Many things that we use everyday, before being massed produced for the masses to use, automotive crash - testing, application software and users have to go through quality tests, the test environment and the new ice cream flavor, taste proven (to me how I find a job?). So, how do condoms were tested to ensure their effectiveness? From the above-mentioned tests, why not follow in the same vein, and the actual human test? Unlikely.

When it comes to condoms test, each and every country must go through different government agencies, their functions is to standardize, condoms, and to ensure that they can effectively meet regulatory safety requirements. In the United States, the United Kingdom, the approval of condoms kitemark. Other European countries have stamped their approval CE mark. In the United States, condoms must go through the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and to meet their needs.

And the HIV / AIDS epidemic spread rapidly throughout the world, it is hardly surprising that in the last 20 years has already seen the test condoms become more sophisticated and rigorous. So it is usually six tests to ensure that latex condoms with regulatory standards. These tests include air blasting tests, tensile properties test, a level of testing, leak testing, a complete set of tests and the test of lubricant. These tests are most often to the well-off is correct condom manufacturers on the floor, although they may also be administered by the condoms had passed through the "real world" scenarios simulated aging temperature range and variety of different storage methods.

Air-burst test, developed in the 20th century, the 1970s, largely inflated condom use air conditioning until the rupture strength of the latex measure air pressure and the amount of air condoms condoms can be withheld only destroyed.

Tensile test measures a variety of the nature of latex condoms, including troops must bust latex test laps,% elongation and tensile breaking strength. These tensile test is used to measure a certain extent, given the test material will change shape, as a unit, which was applicable to it.

Size test is used to determine the length, width and thickness of condoms. Although the length and width are very norms in the rest of the world, the thickness is a property varies depending on which country is doing so regulated. For example, the World Health Organization asked the thickness of 0.04 mm to 0.08 mm through.

Leakage testing, is managing the entire manufacturing process as well as in the quality of laboratory testing of a product for shipment. There are two leak testing methods. In the drying test, condoms are placed in the same shape metal bars, and give responsible for the electricity. If a big hole in the condom is, the current will easily be supported. In the wet test, condoms into a water-based solution and the current test to check the hole.

Testing the integrity of the package, causing some regulatory agencies require all condoms were packaged in foil packages, aluminum foil does not allow condoms to weaken these plastic packaging as soon as possible. In a complete set of tests, using pressure testing sealed packages.

Because of different levels of lubrication, in a condom packaging, can slow the deterioration, some groups have asked this is a standard test, including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).