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Chemotherapy rated nitrile exam gloves and sterile surgical gloves for veterinary oncology. Every Natrle line is tested for resistance to permeation by cytotoxic drugs, so the barrier protecting your team is documented rather than assumed.
D6978
ASTM Standard
35°C
Test Temperature
2
Chemo Rated Lines
0.65
Surgical AQL
Chemo rated is not a marketing term. It refers to a specific test method, ASTM D6978, that measures how long a glove resists permeation by chemotherapy drugs.
ASTM D6978 exposes the glove material to a panel of chemotherapy agents, not a generic solvent. Testing covers the drugs oncology teams actually handle, including doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, carboplatin and paclitaxel.
The test measures how long the material resists permeation before drug molecules pass through at a detectable rate. A rated glove has a documented breakthrough time rather than an assumed one.
Permeation is measured at 35 degrees Celsius, approximating skin temperature under a glove in use, because permeation accelerates as the material warms on the hand.
A glove is only chemo rated if the manufacturer has run and can produce D6978 data. Nitrile construction alone is not a rating, and many standard nitrile exam gloves have never been tested.
Exam gloves for handling and administration, sterile surgical gloves for the sterile field. Both carry ASTM D6978 ratings.
Chemo rated nitrile exam gloves for drug preparation, administration, patient handling and cleanup of hazardous drug waste. Latex free, powder free and textured at the fingertips for wet grip.
Chemo rated sterile surgical gloves for oncology procedures, surgical oncology and any sterile field where hazardous drugs may be present. AQL 0.65 pinhole inspection with anatomical precision fit.
Exposure risk in veterinary oncology extends well beyond the moment of administration. Cytotoxic drugs are excreted in patient waste for days after a treatment cycle, so the same barrier standard applies across the whole workflow.
Double gloving with two chemo rated pairs is standard practice for hazardous drug handling under USP General Chapter 800 and NIOSH guidance.
Common questions from oncology and emergency teams about chemotherapy rated gloves.
