摘要 |
THE PRESENT INVENTION RELATES TO HEAT RESISTANCE ELASTIC ARTICLES COMPRISING A CURED, IRRADIATED, OR CROSSLINKED OR TEHYLENE POLYMER AND A METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME. IN PARTICULAR, THE INVENTION RELATES TO A SHAPED ARTICLE (FOR EXAMPLE, FILM OR FIBER) CHARACTERIZED BY IMPROVED ELASTICITY AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES AND COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY CURED, IRRADIATED, OR CROSSLINKED HOMOGENEOUSLY BRANCHED ETHYLENE POLYMER. THE IMPROVED ELASTIC ARTICLE OF THE PRESENT INVENTION IS PARTICULARLY SUITABLE FOR USE IN APPLICATIONS WHERE GOOD ELASTICITY MUST BE MAINTAINED AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES SUCH AS, FOR EXAMPLE, PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS AND DISPOSABLE INFECTION-CONTROL GARMENTS AT BODY TEMPERATURES OF BOUT 100oF (38oC). |