Thin, smooth nitrile rubber gloves

摘要

THIN, SMOOTH NITRILE RUBBER GLOVES A process for making an elastomeric glove, the process comprising: coating a surface of a mold with a coagulant solution and a release agent, the coagulation solution having a calcium ion concentration of between about 3 percent and about 5 percent based on the weight of calcium ions in the coagulant solution. Partially drying the mold coated with the coagulant solution and release agent. Immersing the partially dried mold into an nitrile-butadiene rubber latex emulsion having a latex solids content of between about 12 percent and 20 percent, by weight, for a dwell time of between about 7 seconds and 15 seconds to form a layer of coagulated nitrile-butadiene rubber latex on the mold surface. Removing the mold from the nitrile-butadiene rubber latex emulsion and immersing the mold containing the coagulated nitrile-butadiene rubber latex into an aqueous bath to remove excess calcium ions and then drying the coagulated nitrile-butadiene rubber latex to form a glove body on the mold. Removing the glove body from the mold by inverting the glove body such that an exterior surface of the glove body forms an interior surface of the elastomeric glove and an interior surface of the glove body forms an exterior surface of the elastomeric glove.