Supported gloves combine a textile liner with an elastomer coating.

This construction creates requirements that are different from those of unsupported disposable gloves.

The NBR coating needs to provide suitable adhesion to the textile substrate while maintaining flexibility and coating integrity.

Key considerations can include:

• Adhesion to textile

• Controlled penetration

• Coating uniformity

• Flexibility

• Abrasion resistance

• Drying behavior

• Curing performance

Coating penetration is particularly important.

Insufficient penetration may affect adhesion, while excessive penetration can influence coating thickness, glove feel and material consumption.

The optimum balance depends on the textile substrate, coating formulation and production conditions.

RUICO NBR latex can be evaluated for supported glove applications according to the customer's substrate, coating process and finished-glove requirements.

Rather than selecting latex based only on standard data, application-specific testing can help determine whether the latex is suitable for the complete coating system.