How to choose medical furniture panels?

According to the different functional requirements of medical furniture and the different material properties, the corresponding structure and process should be used to design medical furniture products. Common wood materials for wooden furniture include particleboard, medium-density fiberboard and plywood. They are commonly known as "three boards" in the furniture manufacturing and decoration industries. Among them, particleboard and medium-density fiberboard have no wood texture on the surface, and the surface must be treated with decorative processes such as veneer or paint when making furniture.

In medical furniture, particleboard is the most widely used due to price reasons. Medium-density fiberboard can be used to make higher-end medical furniture. Plywood does not require veneer treatment because of its wood grain surface, and it can be made thinner and more expensive. Therefore, it is mainly used in cabinet backs, drawer bottoms, chair backs, sofa inner frames, and some furniture profiles. However, due to its water-resistant and antibacterial properties, plywood can be used on a large scale in some hospital furniture applications that require higher moisture-proof and antibacterial properties, but its cost is relatively high. In order to resolve this contradiction, we can use plywood hollow panels instead of solid plywood materials.

Therefore, when selecting medical furniture, hospitals can choose the most cost-effective panel furniture based on the functional departments and budget.