BINARY PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURE OF DIPPED LATEX PRODUCTS
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A binary process for manufacturing dipped latex product. The binary process disclosed herein eliminates the influence of any level of pre-vulcanization on the outcome of the dipping process whether using natural or synthetic latex. The binary process includes preparing a first latex mixture Formulation A including latex, one or accelerators, and one or more surfactants, and preparing a second latex mixture Formulation B including latex, one or more curing agents, and one or more surfactants. Further, dipping one or more formers into the Formulation A and B separately in order to form a plurality of coatings/layers of the Formulation A and B, and later on curing the plurality of coatings/layers on the formers to form the dipped latex products, which can be a condom, glove, balloon, catheter, finger cot, surgical tubing, baby bottle nipple or dental dam.
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13. A binary process for manufacturing dipped latex product, the said process comprising:
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preparing a first latex mixture Formulation A comprising latex, one or accelerators, and one or more surfactants; preparing a second latex mixture Formulation B comprising latex, one or more curing agents, and one or more surfactants; dipping one or more formers into the Formulation A and B separately in order to form a plurality of coatings/layers of the Formulation A and B; and curing the plurality of coatings/layers on the formers to form the dipped latex products. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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