# Optimizing natural rubber blends for examination gloves: Vacuum radiation for mechanical strength and solvent barrier

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2024-08-09T07:18:38.013473Z

## Updated at

2024-09-25T23:30:24.852741Z

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2024-09-25T23:30:24.968427Z

## Doi

https://doi.org/10.48505/nims.4657

## First published url

https://doi.org/10.1002/app.54741

## Date published

2024-01-05

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2024-1-5

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## Title

- title: 'Optimizing natural rubber blends for examination gloves: Vacuum radiation
    for mechanical strength and solvent barrier'
  title_type: original
  lang: en

## Description

- description: Natural rubber (NR) is emblematic of sustainability compared to synthetic
    rubber. However, the tradition of adding sulfur as a vulcanization ingredient
    results in the release of toxic substances and the potential for health issues.
    In this study, a feasible strategy was proposed to replace sulfur and discover
    a safe bulk modification process for NR films. The results have shown that the
    NR particle size was disintegrated to below 10 nm by gamma irradiation. High tension
    strength up to 24.45 MPa was observed in the vulcanized NR blend film, which could
    be elongated up to 800% strain after exposure to an optimum dose of 14 kGy. In
    comparison to commercial NR latex and nitrile gloves, the vulcanized NR/ SIS films
    exhibited better chemical resistance ability against hexane, methanol, toluene,
    and acetone, as revealed by the permeation test. The appearance of amorphous regions
    and highly oriented NR crystallites was observed through transmission electron
    microscopy. Findings from this study propose the vacuum radiation strategy that
    can replace conventional vulcanization methods, resulting in NR films with high
    mechanical and barrier performance. Furthermore, the emission of toxic substances
    is reduced by this green process, making it practically useful for potential chemical-resistant
    examination glove applications.
  description_type: abstract
  lang: und

## Creator

- name: Nurul Hakimah Lazim
  role: author
- name: Siti Aisyah Shamsudin
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- name: Norsyahidah Mohd Hidzir
  role: author
- name: Chai Chee Keong
  role: author
- name: Izumi Ichinose
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  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2236-0942
  organization: National Institute for Materials Science

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organization: Wiley

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- subject: Rubber
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- subject: E-Beam
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## Rights

- description: 'This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: N. H.
    Lazim, S. A. Shamsudin, N. M. Hidzir, C. C. Keong, I. Ichinose, J. Appl. Polym.
    Sci. 2024, 141(1), e54741, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/app.54741.
    This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley
    Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be
    enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express
    permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright
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    to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing
    or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from
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  identifier: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

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start_date: 2023-09-26
end_date: 2024-09-26

## Journal

- title: Journal of Applied Polymer Science
  issn: '00218995'
  volume: '141'
  issue: '1'
  article_number: e54741

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