Testing of gloves for permeability to UV-curable acrylate coatings

Journal Article · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987 · Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/15298668791385363· OSTI ID:6250072

Huggins, R; Levy, N; Pruitt, P M

The handling of UV-curable acrylate formulations used in the coating of optical fiber requires protective measures to prevent contact dermatitis and/or allergic dermatitis. To characterize the permeability of various glove materials to a UV-curable acrylate coating, a study was undertaken using a modification of a standard ASTM permeability test, which demonstrated that nitrile rubber gloves provided the best protection of those glove materials tested.

• Research Organization: ATandT Network Systems, Norcross, GA
• OSTI ID: 6250072
• Journal Information: Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J.; (United States), Vol. 48:7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
GLOVES
PERMEABILITY
ACRYLATES
DERMATITIS
LATEX
NEOPRENE
NITRILES
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS
CLOTHING
DISEASES
ELASTOMERS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
POLYMERS
RUBBERS
SKIN DISEASES
TESTING
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