Glove donning layer containing particles

A thin-walled, elastomeric article having a stable polymeric layer adapted to create a surface with gross rugosities when said article is exposed to a stretching force, and adapted to chemically adhere particles having exposed surface oxygens substantially permanently to said polymer layer, and said polymer layer and particles conferring a reduction in relative surface friction when donning said article.

An article comprising an elastomeric or polymeric body having at least a first surface, said first surface being adapted to contact either another elastomeric surface or mammalian tissue, and said inner surface having a silicone-modified vinyl acetate polymer film with a plurality of particles incorporated substantially permanently therein by means of a mechanical or chemical adherence, wherein said particles constitute part of a surface coating.

A glove having a elastomeric or polymeric body having an inner and an outer surface, said inner surface having a donning layer with a silicone-modified vinyl acetate polymer film and a number of organic or inorganic particles incorporated therein by means of a mechanical or chemical adherence to said polymer film, wherein said particles constitute part of a low friction surface coating.

A method for preparing an elastomeric article, the method comprises:

• preparing a substrate body made from an elastomeric material, the substrate body having a first surface;
• and forming a donning layer over at least a portion of said first surface, the donning layer comprising a silicone-modified vinyl acetate polymer and a number of organic or inorganic particles incorporated therein by means of chemical attachment to a polymer backbone of said polymer.