Provided is a method for producing a latex comprising hollow resin particles each with a high void ratio and a method for producing hollow resin particles each with a higher void ratio. In the method for producing the latex: a suspension treatment of the mixture liquid which comprises a monomer, a crosslinkable monomer, an oil-soluble polymerization initiator, a fat/fatty oil, a hydrocarbon solvent, a suspension stabilizer and an aqueous medium is carried out to prepare a suspension comprising monomer drops; a polymerization reaction of the suspension is carried out to prepare a precursor composition which comprises precursor particles each having a hollow portion including the hydrocarbon solvent.

Provided is a dip-molded article, and more particularly, provided are a dip-molded article including: a layer derived from a latex composition for dip-molding; and a layer derived from a polymer including a repeating unit derived from a diacetylene-based compound, a latex composition for dip-molding, and a preparation method thereof.

Provided is a carboxylic acid-modified nitrile-based copolymer latex composition, and more particularly, a carboxylic acid-modified nitrile-based copolymer latex composition including a carboxylic acid-modified nitrile-based copolymer. The carboxylic acid-modified nitrile-based copolymer includes a carboxyalkyl (meth)acrylate monomer-derived repeating unit and a repeating unit derived from an ethylenic unsaturated sulfonic acid monomer including a sulfonate salt or a sulfonate ester. A latex composition for dip molding including the same, and a molded article therefrom are also provided.

A latex composition for dip forming, and more particularly, to a latex composition for dip forming includes carboxylic acid-modified nitrile-based copolymer latex; and a phenolic emulsifier, wherein the phenolic emulsifier is included in an amount of 0.08 parts by weight to 6 parts by weight (based on a solid content) based on 100 parts by weight of the carboxylic acid-modified nitrile-based copolymer latex. A method for preparing the latex composition and a formed article produced using the latex composition are also provided.

A method for producing a dip-molded article, including a dip-molding step of dip-molding a latex composition containing a latex of a carboxyl group-containing conjugated diene-based rubber (A) and a water-soluble metal compound (B) using a dip mold to form a dip-molded layer on the surface of the dip mold; a moisture content adjustment step of adjusting the moisture content of the dip-molded layer formed on the surface of the dip mold to 1 to 30 wt %; and a beading step of performing beading after the adjusting of the moisture content, the beading including peeling a portion of the dip-molded layer formed on the surface of the dip mold from the dip mold.

According to a method for the manufacture of a prophylactic article, especially of a glove, from a (carboxylated) diene rubber, at least one layer of a (carboxylated) diene latex is applied on a former and the (carboxylated) diene latex is cross-linked with a cross-linking agent, wherein a mercapto-functional siloxane polymer is used as cross-linking agent.

The present invention is directed to antistatic elastomeric articles and methods of making the same. The articles can be single layered or multilayered. The single layered articles possess desirable antistatic properties and desirable properties of comfort and feel. The multilayered articles have an outermost layer/surface that possesses desirable antistatic properties and an innermost layer/surface that exhibits desirable properties of comfort and feel. In preferred embodiments, the elastomeric articles are made form a nitrile/natural rubber blend. Articles of the present invention have antistatic properties measured as having a surface resistivity below about 10.sup.14 /sq and a static decay time of less than about 60 seconds.

The present invention is directed to antistatic elastomeric articles and methods of making the same. The articles can be single layered or multilayered. The single layered articles possess desirable antistatic properties and desirable properties of comfort and feel. The multilayered articles have an outermost layer/surface that possesses desirable antistatic properties and an innermost layer/surface that exhibits desirable properties of comfort and feel. In preferred embodiments, the elastomeric articles are made form a nitrile/natural rubber blend. Articles of the present invention have antistatic properties measured as having a surface resistivity below about 10.sup.14 /sq and a static decay time of less than about 60 seconds.

The disclosed latex system comprises a one-component, closed-cell, semi-foam, mastic sealant using gas-filled, flexible, organic microspheres to create a product that is elastic and compressible under pressure without protruding in an outward direction when compressed, thereby allowing the applied sealant to compress in an enclosed, maximum-filled channel unlike typical mastic sealants (while retaining the ability to rebound). This allows the sealant to function as a gasket, and, once fully cured, to have properties including vibration damping, insulating, and condensation resistance. The sealant can be formulated as an air barrier or a vapor barrier and at various degrees of moisture resistance. It may be applied by different packaging variations including aerosol can (bag in can or bag on valve), airless sprayer, cartridge tubes, foil tubes, squeeze tubes, and buckets to be applied using a brush, trowel, spatula, etc. The disclosed mastic sealant can also be formulated to be smoke-resistant and flame-resistant.

The disclosed latex system comprises a one-component, closed-cell, semi-foam, mastic sealant using gas-filled, flexible, organic microspheres to create a product that is elastic and compressible under pressure without protruding in an outward direction when compressed, thereby allowing the applied sealant to compress in an enclosed, maximum-filled channel unlike typical mastic sealants (while retaining the ability to rebound). This allows the sealant to function as a gasket, and, once fully cured, to have properties including vibration damping, insulating, and condensation resistance. The sealant can be formulated as an air barrier or a vapor barrier and at various degrees of moisture resistance. It may be applied by different packaging variations including aerosol can (bag in can or bag on valve), airless sprayer, cartridge tubes, foil tubes, squeeze tubes, and buckets to be applied using a brush, trowel, spatula, etc. The disclosed mastic sealant can also be formulated to be smoke-resistant and flame-resistant.