A synthetic latex alternative to natural rubber for surgical gloves, medical bandages, catheters, tube connectors, and other applications requiring high levels of purity, user protection and comfort, and product quality, exhibits the high tensile strength and tear resistance of natural rubber without the impurities that cause discoloration, odor, and allergic reactions. The versatile polyisoprene material in a precisely controlled environment in solid and latex forms, without employing organic solvents. The latex version it supplies is able to be processed by manufacturers on production lines designed for natural rubber when process parameters have been adapted. Used in gloves, the latex not only provides protection against reactions to rubber proteins, but also can enhance comfort and minimize hand fatigue.

Kraton Performance Polymers Inc.
Houston, TX

Kraton Performance Polymers will be exhibiting at MD&M West in Booth #618