The relative influences of product volume, delivery format and alcohol concentration on dry-time and efficacy of alcohol-based hand rubs

Table 3 Mean dry-times of three ABHR test products evaluated at two application volumes

	0.8 mL application volume			1.6 mL application volume
Test product	Mean dry-time in s^a	Range in s	# of Subjects dripping product	Mean dry-time in s^a	Range in s	# of Subjects dripping product
Test product	(95% CI)	Range in s	# of Subjects dripping product	(95% CI)	Range in s	# of Subjects dripping product
Foam B	14.7 (13.4-16.1)	7-23	0	28.3 (26.0-30.7)	18-49	1
Gel C	16.0 (14.4-17.7)	10-25	0	25.0 (22.8-27.2)	14-40	4
Rinse D	17.0 (15.4-18.7)	9-25	4	25.0 (22.9-27.1)	15-38	13

^a N = 30 test subjects; each evaluated all six test configurations in a randomized order.

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