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Durability of radiation‐sterilized polymers, XI. The effect of irradiation on rubber gloves
Author(s) -
Kadir Zahrah Abdul,
Yoshii F.,
Hosoi F.,
Makuuchi K.,
Ishigaki I.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1990.070400516
Subject(s) - vulcanization , natural rubber , ultimate tensile strength , materials science , irradiation , composite material , elongation , tear resistance , sterilization (economics) , polymer , sulfur , metallurgy , physics , nuclear physics , monetary economics , economics , foreign exchange market , foreign exchange
The effect of both gamma ray and electron beam irradiations on three rubber gloves are compared in relation to sterilization. Two of these gloves are sulfur vulcanized and the other is radiation vulcanized. It was found that the radiation‐vulcanized rubber gloves could be used, even at 25 kGy, the sterilization dose used. For all three gloves, it was found that the tensile strength and elongation at break are not significantly affected after irradiation in either gamma rays or electron beam or during storage. The tear strengths, however, decrease with increasing dose and storage, and it was found that degradation was higher in gamma rays than electron beam. The chemiluminescence data show that the rate of degradation is the highest in latex film followed by radiation‐vulcanized and sulfur‐vulcanized gloves.