Patent ID: 8992957
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: B29C,B29L,C08K,C08L

Abstract:
1. An elastomeric glove comprising one or more elastomeric layers of elastomeric material, wherein at least one elastomeric layer is formed from a hydrosol consisting essentially of: a blend of a polylactic acid polymer; a non-ionic surfactant; an optional plasticizer; and optionally at least one of a defoaming agent, a cross-linking agent, a chain extender, an aging and hydrolytic stabilizer for polylactic acid (PLA), a flavoring component, an antimicrobial agent, a detackifying agent, a botanical extract, a donning enhancing agent, a colorant component, a filler, a pigment, and a therapeutic component; wherein the blend excludes formation of copolymers of the polylactic acid polymer and the non-ionic surfactant such that the at least one elastomeric layer consists essentially of a mixture of the individual polylactic acid polymer and the individual non-ionic surfactant, wherein the non-ionic surfactant is an octyl phenol ethoxylate present in an amount between 1.9-50% by weight of the at least one elastomeric layer and optionally additional non-ionic surfactants.