A crosslinking agent which is based on an aluminate complex salt of a hydroxyl group-containing organic compound, which crosslinks a carboxy group and a nitrile group. When the crosslinking agent is added to a carboxy group-denatured NBR latex, gloves having flexibility and a strength comparable to those of natural rubber gloves can be manufactured. Furthermore, the excellent creep resistance is a big characteristic. Moreover, unlike normal sulfur vulcanization gloves, the gloves do not contain sulfur and a vulcanization accelerator, and do not necessarily require addition of zinc oxide.

A crosslinking agent which is based on an aluminate complex salt of a hydroxyl group-containing organic compound, which crosslinks a carboxy group and a nitrile group. When the crosslinking agent is added to a carboxy group-denatured NBR latex, gloves having flexibility and a strength comparable to those of natural rubber gloves can be manufactured. Furthermore, the excellent creep resistance is a big characteristic. Moreover, unlike normal sulfur vulcanization gloves, the gloves do not contain sulfur and a vulcanization accelerator, and do not necessarily require addition of zinc oxide.

Disclosed herein is an aqueous latex composition comprising a substantially acrylic core-shell latex, wherein a water-retaining monomer is copolymerized to the shell. The Tg of the core ranges from about 0° C. to about 12° C., and the Tg of the shell ranges from about 13° C. to about 40° C. The mean volume average particle size of the latex ranges from about 125 nm to about 200 nm. The core-shell latex comprises at least one acrylic monomer having a solubility that ranges about 10 g/L to about 30 g/L at 30° C., and this at least one acrylic monomer is present in the shell polymer in an amount greater than about 50 wt. % of all monomers in the shell. Preferably, the at least one acrylic monomer is methyl methacrylate.

Disclosed herein is an aqueous latex composition comprising a substantially acrylic core-shell latex, wherein a water-retaining monomer is copolymerized to the shell. The Tg of the core ranges from about 0° C. to about 12° C., and the Tg of the shell ranges from about 13° C. to about 40° C. The mean volume average particle size of the latex ranges from about 125 nm to about 200 nm. The core-shell latex comprises at least one acrylic monomer having a solubility that ranges about 10 g/L to about 30 g/L at 30° C., and this at least one acrylic monomer is present in the shell polymer in an amount greater than about 50 wt. % of all monomers in the shell. Preferably, the at least one acrylic monomer is methyl methacrylate.

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 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 are multilayer synthetic rubber compositions formed from a layer of a styrene block copolymer composition and a layer of one or more synthetic elastomers, such as polychloroprene, polyisoprene, nitrile rubber, styrene butadiene rubber, butyl rubber and polyurethane. The multilayer compositions find use in the manufacture of thin walled articles, for example gloves, particularly medical or industrial gloves.

Provided are multilayer synthetic rubber compositions formed from a layer of a styrene block copolymer composition and a layer of one or more synthetic elastomers, such as polychloroprene, polyisoprene, nitrile rubber, styrene butadiene rubber, butyl rubber and polyurethane. The multilayer compositions find use in the manufacture of thin walled articles, for example gloves, particularly medical or industrial gloves.

Provided is a method of producing a glove, the method including: (1) the step of immersing a glove forming mold in a liquid coagulant containing calcium ions so as to allow the coagulant to adhere to the glove forming mold; (2) the step of adjusting the pH to be 9 or higher using an ammonium compound or an amine compound and leaving a glove emulsion composition to stand with stirring; (3) the dipping step of immersing the glove forming mold, to which the coagulant has thus adhered in the step (1), in the glove emulsion composition; (4) the gelling step of leaving the glove forming mold, to which the glove emulsion composition has thus adhered, to stand at a temperature for a period that satisfy specific conditions; (5) the leaching step of removing impurities from a cured film precursor thus formed on the glove forming mold; (6) the beading step of, after the leaching step, winding the cuff portion of the resulting glove; (7) the precuring step of heating and drying the cured film precursor that has been subjected to the beading step; and (8) the curing step of heating the cured film precursor at a specific temperature for a specific period to obtain a cured film.

Provided is a method of producing a glove, the method including: (1) the step of immersing a glove forming mold in a liquid coagulant containing calcium ions so as to allow the coagulant to adhere to the glove forming mold; (2) the step of adjusting the pH to be 9 or higher using an ammonium compound or an amine compound and leaving a glove emulsion composition to stand with stirring; (3) the dipping step of immersing the glove forming mold, to which the coagulant has thus adhered in the step (1), in the glove emulsion composition; (4) the gelling step of leaving the glove forming mold, to which the glove emulsion composition has thus adhered, to stand at a temperature for a period that satisfy specific conditions; (5) the leaching step of removing impurities from a cured film precursor thus formed on the glove forming mold; (6) the beading step of, after the leaching step, winding the cuff portion of the resulting glove; (7) the precuring step of heating and drying the cured film precursor that has been subjected to the beading step; and (8) the curing step of heating the cured film precursor at a specific temperature for a specific period to obtain a cured film.