Gloves with hydrogel coating for damp hand donning and method of making same

摘要

Disclosed herein is an elastomeric article having a hydrogel donning coating. The hydrogel donning coating is made of a copolymer of hydroxy ethyl acrylate (HEA), hydroxy ethyl methacrylate (HEMA), and acrylic acid. The hydrogel donning coating is applied to the elastomeric article using an aqueous hydrogel dipping solution containing the hydrogel donning coating copolymer. The aqueous hydrogel dipping solution demonstrates thixotropic characteristics which allows for better manufacturing process control.