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Nanocapsules embedded in natural rubber latex gloves
Author(s) -
Tanpantree Saovaree,
Opaprakasit Pakorn,
Loykulnant Surapich,
Kangwansupamonkon Wiyong,
Tangboriboonrat Pramuan
Publication year - 2010
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.32132
Subject(s) - nanocapsules , materials science , vulcanization , natural rubber , ultimate tensile strength , acrylate , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , aqueous solution , composite material , contact angle , chemical engineering , silk , polymer chemistry , polymer , nanoparticle , copolymer , chemistry , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , engineering
To prepare medical gloves containing disinfectant agent, poly(methyl acrylate) (PMA) with $\overline{M}$ w of 550 K was synthesized via the iniferter technique and then used for encapsulating disinfectant agent, i.e., chlorhexidine digluconate (CHD), droplets. The CHD‐PMA nanocapsules suspended in a sodium dodecyl sulfate aqueous solution having 93% encapsulation efficiency were successfully embedded between the outermost and inner layers of γ‐radiation vulcanized natural rubber (RVNR) latex films by the coagulant dipping process. A RVNR/CHD‐PMA nanocapsules/RVNR three‐layer structure was revealed by the contact angle measurement, ATR‐FTIR and SEM. Both the tensile strength and elongation at break of the three‐layer film were also measured. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010