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2. Medical glove - Wikipedia

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   Medical gloves are disposable gloves used during medical examinations and procedures to help prevent cross-contamination between caregivers and patients. [1] Medical gloves are made of different polymers including latex , nitrile rubber , polyvinyl chloride and neoprene ; they come unpowdered, or powdered with corn starch to lubricate the ...

3. Usage of personal protective equipment - Wikipedia

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   Gloves are available to protect against: Chemicals, contamination and infection (e.g. disposable latex/vinyl/nitrile gloves) Electricity, when voltage is too high; Extremes of temperature (e.g. oven gloves, welder's gloves) Mechanical hazards (e.g. rigger gloves, chainmail gloves)

4. Rubber glove - Wikipedia

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   Latex, Vinyl, and Nitrile gloves are available in powder and powder-free varieties. The powder in the gloves is made of USDA cornstarch. Powder-free gloves are generally more expensive than powdered gloves because gloves must be powdered to be removed from the mold they are made on. The majority of disposable gloves are manufactured in China ...

5. Glove - Wikipedia

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   The batsmen wear gloves with heavy padding on the back, to protect the fingers in case of being struck with the ball. The wicket keeper wears large webbed gloves. Cycling gloves; Driving gloves intended to improve the grip on the steering wheel. Driving gloves have external seams, open knuckles, open backs, ventilation holes, short cuffs, and ...

6. Nitrile rubber - Wikipedia

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   A disposable nitrile rubber glove. The uses of nitrile rubber include disposable non-latex gloves, automotive transmission belts, hoses, O-rings, gaskets, oil seals, V belts, synthetic leather, printer's form rollers, and as cable jacketing; NBR latex can also be used in the preparation of adhesives and as a pigment binder. [citation needed]

7. Evening glove - Wikipedia

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   Evening gloves or opera gloves are a type of formal glove that reaches beyond the elbow worn by women. Women's gloves for formal and semi-formal wear come in three lengths for women: wrist , elbow , and opera or full-length (over the elbow, usually reaching to the biceps but sometimes to the full length of the arm).