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2. Chemical protective clothing - Wikipedia

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   These materials can be laminated or blended to create a better performance. Thicker gloves improve the protection but may be clumsier to use, which can reduce safety. [5] Examples of chemical-resistant gloves: Butyl gloves: Made of synthetic rubber, resistant to oxidation, ozone corrosion, and abrasion. Does not perform well with aliphatic or ...

3. Cut-resistant gloves - Wikipedia

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   Metal mesh gloves are a form of chainmail, and are made of rings of stainless steel. They are typically used in food applications. Cut-and-sewn gloves can be made using a cut-resistant material or by using conventional materials with full or palm lining of cut-resistant materials. The materials are cut to shape and sewn into a glove.

4. Nitrile rubber - Wikipedia

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   This rubber is unusual in being resistant to oil, fuel, and other chemicals. NBR is used in the automotive and aeronautical industry to make fuel and oil handling hoses, seals, grommets, and self-sealing fuel tanks. It is also used in the food service, medical, and nuclear industries to make protective gloves.

5. Polyvinyl chloride - Wikipedia

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   Due to vinyl gloves having less flexibility and elasticity, several guidelines recommend either latex or nitrile gloves for clinical care and procedures that require manual dexterity or that involve patient contact for more than a brief period. Vinyl gloves show poor resistance to many chemicals, including glutaraldehyde-based products and ...

6. Neoprene - Wikipedia

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   Neoprene exhibits good chemical stability and maintains flexibility over a wide temperature range. Neoprene is sold either as solid rubber or in latex form and is used in a wide variety of commercial applications, such as laptop sleeves, orthopaedic braces (wrist, knee, etc.), electrical insulation , medical gloves , liquid and sheet-applied ...

7. Medical glove - Wikipedia

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   [citation needed] Nitrile is more resistant to tearing than natural latex, and is more resistant to many chemicals. [36] Sulfur compounds used as accelerants to cure nitrile can speed the tarnishing process in silver, so accelerant-free nitrile or other gloves must be used when handling objects made of these metals when this is not acceptable. [36]