TABLE II

Number of Tested Samples that have Shown Bacterial Ingress at Certain Defect Sizes Compared to the Total Number of Tested Samples for PE and EVA Films at Atmospheric Pressure

Defect Size (µm)Bacterial Ingress / Total Samples
PE Film (400 µm thick)EVA Film (300 µm thick)
20/180/18
100/300/30
150/300/30
201/300/30
250/300/30
300/300/30
400/301/30
506/301/30
8015/3014/30
10022/3014/30
Total Positives44/28830/288