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| Spray-on Surgical Gloves | ||
| Effective glove for surgeons that is skin tight. |
The only trouble with this as an actual product for use in surgical suites would be proper application. What if you misssed a spot?
| We double-timed it down the corridors. Past the operating theater I had woken up in, or one like it. I caught a glimpse of figures gathered around the surgery platform, the autosurgeon moving spiderlike above them. We were a dozen paces further along when someone stepped into the corridor behind us.
"Just a moment." The voice was cultured, almost leisurely, but it brought the medics and Jerry up short. We turned to face a tall, blue-smocked figure wearing bloodstained spray-on surgical gloves and a mask, which he now unpinned with one fastidious thumb and forefinger. |
| From Altered Carbon,
by Richard Morgan. Published by Del Rey in 2003 Additional resources -
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There really is such a thing as "liquid gloves." They are heavy ointments that remain on the hands for a long time and can protect against corrosive chemicals.
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