Slip-coated elastomeric flexible articles and their method of manufacture

A flexible elastomeric article having a wearer-contacting surface on which a lubricant composition has been applied to improve the lubricity of the surface with respect to the wearer's skin, wherein:

• the wearer-contacting surface underlying the lubricant composition comprises a hydrophobic acrylic-type styrene resin having a high modulus relative to natural rubber, the hydrophobic acrylic-type styrene resin being formed into a coating;
• and
• the lubricant composition is selected from the group consisting of a first composition, a second composition, and a third composition,
• wherein the first composition comprises
• a cationic surfactant and
• at least one compound selected from the group consisting of
• an acetylenic diol,
• an organo-modified silicone,
• an amino-modified silicone,
• an anionic surfactant, and
• a nonionic surfactant,
• wherein the second composition comprises
• an anionic surfactant and
• at least one compound selected from the group consisting of
• an acetylenic diol,
• an organo-modified silicone,
• an amino-modified silicone,
• a cationic surfactant, and
• a nonionic surfactant, and
• wherein the third composition comprises
• a nonionic surfactant and
• at least one compound selected from the group consisting of
• an acetylenic diol,
• an organo-modified silicone,
• an amino-modified silicone,
• a cationic surfactant, and
• an anionic surfactant.

A flexible article displaying slip properties with respect to mammalian tissue without use of powder lubricants comprising:

• a substrate layer comprising an elastomeric material, the layer having a wearer-contacting surface;
• a coating formed on the wearer-contacting surface of the substrate layer, the coating comprising a hydrophobic acrylic-type styrene resin having a high modulus relative to natural rubber;
• and
• a lubricant composition applied to the wearer-contacting surface over the coating, wherein the lubricant composition is selected from the group consisting of a first composition, a second composition, and a third composition,
• wherein the first composition comprises
• a cationic surfactant and
• at least one compound selected from the group consisting of
• an acetylenic diol,
• an organo-modified silicone,
• an amino-modified silicone,
• an anionic surfactant, and
• a nonionic surfactant,
• wherein the second composition comprises
• an anionic surfactant and
• at least one compound selected from the group consisting of
• an acetylenic diol,
• an organo-modified silicone,
• an amino-modified silicone,
• a cationic surfactant, and
• a nonionic surfactant, and
• wherein the third composition comprises
• a nonionic surfactant and
• at least one compound selected from the group consisting of
• an acetylenic diol,
• an organo-modified silicone,
• an amino-modified silicone,
• a cationic surfactant, and
• an anionic surfactant.