Antimicrobial latex composition
AssigneeUnitika Ltd.
InventorsMasatsugu Mochizuki, Yoshihiro Umemura, Izumi Sakammoto, Kunihiko Takagi
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Abstract
An antimicrobial latex composition is disclosed. The antimicrobial latex composition comprises (1) at least one cationic latex component selected from a cationic natural rubber latex and a cationic synthetic polymer latex and (2) a cationic antimicrobial agent incorporated in said cationic latex (1). The resulting composition is antimicrobial latex compositions suitable for use in the manufacture of medical devices and appliances, sanitary products, equipment and furnishings for use in food manufacture and processing, and so forth, in particular antimicrobial latex compositions retaining good stability over a long period of storage.
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An antimicrobial latex composition which comprises (1) at least one cationic latex component selected from a cationic natural rubber latex and a cationic synthetic polymer latex and (2) a cationic antimicrobial agent incorporated in said cationic latex (1).
A method of manufacturing a shaped article comprising dipping a dipping former in a dipping fluid containing a cationic natural rubber or synthetic polymer latex and a cationic antimicrobial agent to thereby cause the dipping fluid components to precipitate on the surface of the dipping former and drying the precipitate and repeating the dipping and drying steps one to a large number of times followed by removing the thus-shaped article from the dipping former.
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