• Lint – free to minimize airborne contamination
• Two drape types: reusable and disposable
  • Reusable – more cost efficient and environmentally  friendly
  • Disposable – more reliable and reproducible bacterial impermeability
• Biocidal additives in plastic to ensure resistance (includes natural substances such as oregano or cedar oil)
• Must be transparent (based on glove boxes)
• Should be cost efficient (reusable drapes can have the edge over disposable ones in low-income areas)
• Fluid and flame resistant properties

• Biocidal qualities will be tested through a microbe test according to the ASTM E 2180-18 standard
• Flame resistance will be tested through a UL94 horizontal burn test 
• Potential alternative to cedar oil based additive could be silver based biocidal additives
• Alternative approach to cause flame resistance could be weaving flame retardant material into the polyester

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