lab gloves

[marilynm]

Does anyone have a full list of Laboratory gloves stating their type, material (especially for allergies) and uses please?

Thankyou
Marilyn

//EDITED by adam. Reason: make subject topic more descriptive.

[TritonX]

If you have allergies then I would recomend using low powdered gloves and also cotton gloves underneath.

[TritonX]

I stumbled across this website about gloves. I think you should check it out.

http://pubs.acs.org/hotartcl/chas/97/novdec/poster.html

I hope this helps marilynm.

[SueH]

Glove Chart
Type Advantages Disadvantages Use Against
Natural rubber Low cost, good physical properties, dexterity Poor vs. oils, greases, organics. Frequently imported; may be poor quality Bases, alcohols, dilute water solutions; fair vs. aldehydes, ketones.
Natural rubber blends Low cost, dexterity, better chemical resistance than natural rubber vs. some chemicals Physical properties frequently inferior to natural rubber Same as natural rubber
The following is taken from this web page http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/manual/pprotect.htm
May be of use to you.

Glove chart:

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) Low cost, very good physical properties, medium cost, medium chemical resistance Plasticizers can be stripped; frequently imported may be poor quality Strong acids and bases, salts, other water solutions, alcohols

Neoprene Medium cost, medium chemical resistance, medium physical properties NA Oxidizing acids, anilines, phenol, glycol ethers

Nitrile Low cost, excellent physical properties, dexterity Poor vs. benzene, methylene chloride, trichloroethylene, many ketones Oils, greases, aliphatic chemicals, xylene, perchloroethylene, trichloroethane; fair vs. toluene

Butyl Speciality glove, polar organics Expensive, poor vs. hydrocarbons, chlorinated solvents Glycol ethers, ketones, esters


Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) Specialty glove, resists a very broad range of organics, good physical properties Very expensive, water sensitive, poor vs. light alcohols Aliphatics, aromatics, chlorinated solvents, ketones (except acetone), esters, ethers


Fluoro- elastomer (Viton) â„¢ * Specialty glove, organic solvents Extremely expensive, poor physical properties, poor vs. some ketones, esters, amines Aromatics, chlorinated solvents, also aliphatics and alcohols


Norfoil (Silver Shield) Excellent chemical resistance Poor fit, easily punctures, poor grip, stiff Use for Hazmat work