Latex 2006

Softback  20 papers  ISBN 9781859575505      £100.00

This fourth international conference on latex brought together manufacturers, technologists and researchers with a common interest in latex applications and technology.

Latex materials are currently undergoing extensive research and development, and application areas are expanding. There is the perennial issue of allergy to proteins in natural rubber to consider and the ever-changing regulations on chemicals in the EU, which affect the compounding industry. This conference covered both synthetic and natural rubber latex materials and additives, quality and testing, applications and markets.

Contents

SESSION 1. INNOVATIONS IN NATURAL LATEX

• Paper 1: Commercialization of guayule latex Dr. Katrina Cornish, Jali Williams and Jeffrey A. Martin, Yulex Corporation, USA, Horst Sakreida, Centrotrade Deutschland GmbH, Germany, Thormas Marsh, Centrotrade Rubber USA, Inc, USA
• Paper 2: Chemical and physical properties of a new, low antigenic protein natural rubber latex Dr Travis Honeycutt & William Doyle, Vystar Corp, USA, Dr Viktor Sharivker,Dr Simon Sharivker & Dr Vladimir Blinov, Vystar Corporation, Canada
• Paper 3: Special natural rubber latices for novel applications Swee Hua Tan & Chee Mun Lau, Getahindus (M) Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia
• Paper 4: Current concept of preventing occupational allergies to natural rubber latex in Germany Dr Henning Allmers, University of Osnabrueck, & Dr Jörg Schmengler, Präventionsdienst der Berufsgenossenschaft für Gesundheitsdienst und Wohlfahrtspfleg, Germany
• Paper 5: Quality control of natural latex: from empericism to quantification Dr Daniel Gau and T. Stromer, TF Instruments GmbH, Germany

SESSION 2 NOVEL APPLICATIONS OF LATEX

• Paper 6: The use of natural rubber latex in modified asphalt road binders in the UK Colin Ruggles, Revertex Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., UK
• Paper 7: A novel absorbent material Dr Martin Forrest, Rapra Technology, UK

SESSION 3 COMPOUNDING LATEX

• Paper 8: Compounding - the key to quality in manufacturing? David Hill, SSL International Ltd, UK
• Paper 9: The use of organic peroxides in open air systems to cure latex articles Carrie Webster & Christopher Nola, R.T. Vanderbilt Company, Inc., USA
• Paper 10: Additives for antimicrobial latexes and biofilm resistant materials Dr Svoboda Tabakova, Dr Vera Mircheva & Nadejda Assenova, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
• Paper 11: Effect of fillers on the surface properties of NR and DPNR sheets Jaruwat Khamsook & Prof Rathanawan Magaraphan, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

SESSION 4 MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF LATEX

• Paper 12: Latex medical gloves - has quality improved over the last 20 years? Mr Peter Phillips, The Surgical Material Testing Laboratory (SMTL), Wales
• Paper 13: Sterilisation options and issues Dr John Woolston, Isotron plc, UK
• Paper 14: Estimating shelf life of medical products made from natural & synthetic rubber latex Dr Bill Potter, Stapleford Scientific Services, UK
• Paper 15: Condoms € trends in safety and testing Dr Steffen Bodemeier, CPR Produktions- und Vertriebs GmbH, Germany

SESSION 5 ADVANCES IN SYNTHETIC LATEX

• Paper 16: Crosslinking in carboxylated nitrile rubber dipped films Andrew Kells & Robert Groves, Synthomer Ltd, UK
• Paper 17: Acceleration of synthetic polyisoprene latices Dr Chakraborty & Roger Couchman, Robinson Brothers, UK
• Paper 18: Possibilities for synthetic latex Stuart Potter, Vita Liquid Polymers Ltd, UK

SESSION 6 LATEX NANOCOMPOSITES

• Paper 19: Effect of nano-sized fillers on prevulcanized natural rubber latex film properties Surwati Awang, K. Vivaygananthan, Shamsul Bahri and M. Y. Amir Hashim, Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia
• Paper 20: A universal preparation method for rubber nanocomposites - latex compounding method (LCM) You-Ping Wu, Yi-Qing Wang, Ming Tian, Prof Li-Qun Zhang, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China