of the disclosure Dipped Rubber Article A skin-contacting lubricating layer formed from a hydrogel polymer bonded to a rubber article (such as a surgeon's glove) is treated by means of surfactant material (such as a bactericidal cationic surfactant which preferably has a 6-18C alkyl or alkenyl group, such as an N-hexadecyl group) or a long chain fatty amine so as to substantially improve the lubricity of the layer with respect to damp skin. The hydrogel polymer is preferably a copolymer of 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA) with methacrylic acid (MMA) or with 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (EHA) or with both MMA and EHA. Such a hydrogel polymer has improved lubricity to dry skin and, if used for this purpose, need not be treated with a surfactant or fatty amine to improve the lubricity with respect to damp skin.
申请公布号
CA1225508(A)
申请公布日期
1987.08.18
申请号
CA19830435987
申请日期
1983.09.02
申请人
PODELL, HOWARD I.;GOLDSTEIN, ALBERT;LRC PRODUCTS LIMITED
发明人
JAMES, MICHAEL H.;BRATBY, DAVID M.;BLACKLEY, DAVID C.;DUCK, ROGER;PODELL, HOWARD I.;GOLDSTEIN, ALBERT