WO1996022009A2 - Articles elastomeres - Google Patents
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- WO1996022009A2 WO1996022009A2 PCT/IB1996/000165 IB9600165W WO9622009A2 WO 1996022009 A2 WO1996022009 A2 WO 1996022009A2 IB 9600165 W IB9600165 W IB 9600165W WO 9622009 A2 WO9622009 A2 WO 9622009A2
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
- C08G—MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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- B29C41/02—Shaping by coating a mould, core or other substrate, i.e. by depositing material and stripping-off the shaped article; Apparatus therefor for making articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
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Definitions
- This invention relates to elastomeric thin walled articles and methods for their preparation.
- Elastomeric thin walled articles such as gloves for surgical use are generally manufactured from natural rubber, usually by dipping a glove former into a vessel containing natural rubber latex.
- a glove former into a vessel containing natural rubber latex.
- problems have been encountered with natural rubber surgical gloves since small quantities of proteins may leach from the glove into an open surgical site and in some instances cause an allergic reaction to the patient.
- European Patent Application No. 0413467 discloses polyurethane condoms which are manufactured by dipping a suitably shaped former into an organic solvent solution of a polyurethane.
- Such processes have a major disadvantage in that undesirable solvents must be used thus giving rise to increased costs and problems with waste products.
- a method of manufacturing a thin walled polyurethane article which comprises dipping a shaped former into an aqueous polyurethane emulsion which emulsion comprises a substantial number of particles with a mean particle size of greater than 0.3 ⁇ m and from 0J to 40% w/w of an epoxidised soya bean oil plasticiser.
- mean particle size is meant the mean diameter for generally spherical particles.
- the mean particle size of polyurethane emulsions can be measured using conventional methods known per _, such as electron microscopy or a conventional particle size analyser, eg. a Malvern Analyser.
- the mean particle size may be from 0.31 ⁇ m to 2.5 ⁇ m, preferably from 0.5 ⁇ m to 2.0 ⁇ m, more preferably from 0.5 ⁇ m to 1.5 ⁇ m, eg. 1.O ⁇ m.
- a substantial number of the particles in the polyurethane emulsion may have a particle size of greater than 0.3 ⁇ m.
- substantial number we mean at least 50% w/w, preferably at least 70% w/w and more preferably at least 80% w/w and especially at least 90% w/w of the particles have a particle size of greater than 0.3 ⁇ m when measured using electron microscopy.
- a substantial number of particles fall within the limits of the preferred mean particle sizes hereinbefore defined.
- surfactant in the polyurethane emulsion increases the stability of a large particle size polyurethane emulsion and provides advantageous film forming properties.
- surfactant in the manufacture of thin walled articles it may be advantageous to have a surfactant present.
- the polyurethane emulsion comprises from 0J to 10% w/w of surfactant, preferably from 2 to 8% w/w and especially from 4 to 6% w/w, eg. 5% w/w.
- the amount of surfactant may vary according to the type of surfactant used, the nature of the polyurethane, the particle size of the polyurethane, the solids content of the emulsion, etc. Generally however, the amount of surfactant present should be at least sufficient to exceed the critical micelle concentration in the emulsion. More particularly, it is preferred to use an amount of surfactant in the emulsion so that the surface tension of the emulsion, measured using conventional methods known ⁇ i ⁇ g, approaches that of natural rubber latex.
- the emulsion possesses a surface tension of from 20 to 50 dynes cm -1 , preferably from 25 to 45 dynes cm -1 , more preferably from 30 to 40 dynes cm -1 , eg. 35 dynes cnr 1 .
- Any conventional surfactant may be used including non-ionic surfactants, ionic surfactants, eg. anionic surfactants, or a mixture of two or more ionic and non-ionic surfactants.
- ionic surfactants eg. anionic surfactants
- anionic surfactants are preferred.
- suitable anionic surfactants include carboxylate surfactants.
- Carboxylate surfactants are typically derived from CIO to C20 straight chain fatty acids which may optionally be saturated or unsaturated.
- Conventionally known salts of carboxylate surfactants may be used, such salts include ammonium or alkyl ammonium salts, eg. triethylamine or morpholine salts; or alkali metal salts, eg. sodium or potassium salts.
- salts of other acids may be used including oleic, ricinoleic and rosin acids or the n-alkyl sarcosides.
- the invention is not limited to the surfactants hereinbefore described and may also include mixtures of two or more surfactants.
- Non-ionic surfactants are particularly preferred and examples of suitable non-ionic surfactants include those described in "Surfactant and Interfacial Phenomens" Miltan J Rosen, (John Wiley & Sons Inc (1978)).
- suitable non-ionic surfactants which may be mentioned are, polyoxyethylene alkylphenols; alkylphenol ethoxylates, examples of alkylphenols are p-nonylphenol, p- octylphenol or p-dodecylphenol; polyoxyethylenated straight chain alcohols; alcohol ethoxylates (the alcohols are typically derived from coconut or tallow oils or are synthetic long carbon chain alcohols); polyoxyethylenated pol oxypropylene glycols (derived from ethylene oxide and propylene oxide); polyoxyethylenated mercaptans; long chain carboxylic acid esters, eg.
- glycerol and polyglyceryl esters of natural fatty acids propylene glycol, sorbitol and polyoxyethylenated sorbitol esters; polyoxyethylene glycol esters and polyoxyethylenated fatty acids; alkanolamine condensates; alkanolamides, eg. alkanolamine/fatty acid condensates; and tertiary acetylenic glycols.
- a thin walled polyurethane article comprising from 0.1 to 10% w/w of surfactant and from 0J to 40% w/w of an epoxidised soya bean oil plasticiser.
- the thin walled article comprises from 2 to 10% w/w surfactant more preferably from 4 to 10% w/w and most preferably from 6 to 8% w/w.
- the amount of epoxidised soya bean oil plasticiser present in the polyurethane emulsion may be from 0J to 20% w/w and especially from 0J to 10 w/w, eg 5% w/w plasticiser.
- epoxidised soya bean oil plasticisers include DRAPEX 6.8 (Trade Mark) available from Witco Corporation in the USA and Lankroflex GE (Trade Mark) available from Ackros.
- the concentration of the polyurethane in the aqueous emulsion ie. the solids content, may be from 10 to 60% w/w, preferably 20 to 60% w/w, preferably 40 to 60% w/w, and especially 45 to 55% w/w, eg. 52 to 53% w/w.
- the molecular weight of the polyurethane in the emulsion may vary, but preferably the weight average molecular weight (M w ) is from 50,000 to 1,000,000, more preferably from 50,000 to 800,000.
- the number average molecular weight (M n ) may be from 4000 to 1500, preferably from 5000 to 12000.
- Emulsions are especially preferred wherein the molecular weight distribution tends to be binodal, that is, the emulsion comprises a relatively high molecular weight component and a relatively low molecular weight component.
- the relatively high molecular weight component may have a weight average molecular weight in the region of from 50,000 to 150,000, preferably from 75,000 to 125,000, eg.
- the relatively low molecular weight component may have a weight average in the region of from 1000 to 2000, preferably from 1200 to 1800, eg. 1600.
- the relative ratio of the high molecular component to the low molecular weight component may be from 4: 1 to 3:2, preferably 3:1.
- a thin walled polyurethane article comprising from 0J to 40% w/w of an epoxidised soya bean oil plasticiser and wherein the polyurethane has a weight average molecular weight of from 50,000 to 1,000,000.
- polyurethane emulsion may comprise a salt forming moiety to confer dispersibility, such as an amine, eg. diethanolamine or morpholine, or a cationic species, eg. sodium, potassium, ammonium, etc.
- amines include tertiary amines and especially tertiary alkyl amines, such as triethylamine.
- polyurethanes may be used in the manufacture of the articles of the invention.
- preferred polyurethanes are anionic polyurethanes and especially those prepared from polyethers or polyesters. Aromatic polyesters may be used but aliphatic polyesters are preferred.
- aromatic dusocyanates may be used, aliphatic dusocyanates are preferred. It is especially preferred to use dusocyanates which can render flexibility to the polyurethane, such as cyclohexane dusocyanates and alkylcyclohexane dusocyanates.
- Preferred polyurethanes are those sold under the name UCECOAT (Trade Mark), such as UCECOAT XE102.
- the most preferred polyurethanes are those sold under the name WITCOBOND (Trade Mark) available from Baxenden in the UK. WITCOBOND 740 is especially preferred.
- a thin walled article made from a polyurethane selected from WITCOBOND and UCECOAT, especially WITCOBOND, eg. WITCOBOND 740, and from 0J to 40% w/w of an epoxidised soya bean oil plasticiser.
- the method according to the invention may advantageously include a coagulant dipping step in the process.
- a method of manufacturing a thin walled polyurethane article which comprises first dipping a suitably shaped former into a coagulant solution, optionally drying the coagulant coated former, followed by dipping the coagulant coated former into a polyurethane emulsion as hereinbefore described.
- Preferred coagulants are ionic coagulants, eg. mono, di- and tri- valent cations.
- monovalent cationic coagulants include quartemary ammonium salts such as cyclohexylamine salts, eg. cyclohexylamine acetate.
- Divalent cationic coagulants are preferred, such as alkaline earth metal salts, eg. calcium salts, or transition metal salts, eg. zinc salts. The nitrates of these salts are preferred and thus the most preferred coagulant is calcium nitrate.
- heat sensitising agents may also be used.
- heat sensitising agents such as polyether siloxanes may be used, such agents are sold as coagulant WS by Bayer.
- Heat sensitivity coagulants are generally mixed with the polyurethane emulsion.
- the amount of coagulant present in the coagulant solution may be from 5 to 60% w/w solution, preferably from 5 to 30% w/w, preferably from 5 to 20% w/w, more preferably 8 to 12% w/w and especially 10% w/w.
- the method according to the invention may also include a curing step.
- a curing step may also include a curing step.
- the formed article may be cured at from 60° to 150°C, preferably from 60° to 120°C and more preferably from 70° to 100°C, eg. 90°C.
- Curing times may vary according to, inter alia, the thickness of the formed article. Curing times of from 5 to 60 minutes are appropriate.
- the method according to the invention may include a leaching step. Leaching may be carried out before or after curing the formed article, or leaching may be carried out both before and after curing.
- the leaching process is intended to, inter alia, remove residual coagulant and/or surfactant. It may be a characteristic of the thin walled polyurethane articles according to the invention that residual coagulant and/or surfactant may remain in the polyurethane.
- a thin walled polyurethane article wherein the polyurethane comprises from 0J to 40% w/w of an epoxidised soya bean oil plasticiser and a coagulant residue of from 2 to 15mg/g (of polyurethane) preferably from 2 to 12mg/g, more preferably from 3 to lOmg/g.
- the residual coagulant may be detectable in the form of calcium ions.
- conventional techniques known p ⁇ r S S may be used in, eg. calcium ion analysis. Such methods include, inter alia, atomic absorption spectrometry.
- Additives may be included in the coagulant solution or the emulsion to improve the release properties of the polyurethane article allowing the cured article to be more easily removed from the former.
- the stripping of the article from the former may be improved by the inclusion of a detackifier.
- Any conventional detackifiers may be used including powders such as chalk, starch, eg. maize starch or corn starch, slays, lycopodium powders, talc or ground whiting.
- liquid detackifiers conventionally used with natural rubbers may be used, these include silicone emulsions, silicone oils or polypropylene glycols.
- the thin walled articles manufactured by the process of the invention may also be detackified by surface treatment, such as chlorination or bromination or surface coating.
- the powdered detackifiers may be applied in the coagulant or after the glove has been cured, but the preferred detackifiers are carbonates, such as alkaline earth metal carbonates, eg. calcitim carbonate.
- the level of detackifier present in the glove may vary, but preferred levels are from OJ to 10% w/w, preferably from 2.5 to 7.5% w/w, most preferably 5% w/w.
- the thickness of the flexible thin walled polyurethane articles may be from 0.03 to 1.0mm, preferably from 0.05 to 0.8mm and especially from 0.05 to 0.5mm.
- Such articles are advantageous in that the tensile strength or the force required to break the polyurethane remains sufficient to give the article utility.
- a flexible thin walled polyurethane article having a tensile strength of from 2 MPa to 60 MPa.
- Such tensile strength is preferably from 5 to 40 MPa, more preferably from 10 to 40 MPa and especially from 15 to 40 MPa, eg. 24 to 40 MPa.
- the articles according to the invention have an advantageous value for elongation at break.
- the thin walled articles of the invention include gloves, eg. gloves for surgical use, condoms, sleeves, catheters, boots, bladders, balloons, teats, enema tips and other tubular articles. Gloves are the preferred articles to be manufactured by this process.
- a porcelain glove former was preheated in an oven kept at 90°.
- the preheated former was dipped in a coagulant solution consisting of 10% calcium nitrate tetrahydrate, 7% calcium carbonate powder and 83% water.
- the coagulant temperature used was 60°.
- the former was dipped into an emulsion consisting of 84% (w/w) WITCOBOND 740 emulsion and 16% (w/w) DRAPEX 6.8 plasticiser thinned down with water to a viscosity of 75 cps.
- the film of emulsion was then allowed to dry for 1 minute 30 seconds.
- the coated former was then dipped into a water leach kept at 50° for 30 minutes.
- the film was then dried in an oven kept at 90° for 40 minutes.
- the film was then dusted with medicated corn starch prior to stripping off the former.
- a 4mm wide dumbbell cutter was used to cut a sample of film. Reflective markers stuck to the parallel part of the test piece identified a 25mm length.
- a tensile test was carried out with a crosshead speed of 500mm min -1 using a Zwick 1435 tensile testing machine. An extensometer measured the true strains during the test by following the reflective markers. The stresses at 100, 300 and 500% strain were recorded along with the stress and strain at break.
- Percentage Set is defined as the permanent deformation following the application and removal of strain.
- a 4mm wide dumbbell cutter was used to cut a sample of film, and reflective markers were stuck on about 25mm apart. The sample was stretched to 300%, and immediately relaxed. The second gauge length between the reflective markers was measured under a very small load. Percentage set is defined as:
- a former was preheated in an oven kept at 90°.
- the preheated former was dipped in a coagulant solution consisting of 10% calcium nitrate tetrahydrate, 7% calcium carbonate powder and 83% water.
- the coagulant temperature used was 60°.
- the former was dipped into an emulsion consisting of 84% (w/w) WITCOBOND 740 emulsion and 16% (w/w) DRAPEX 6.8 plasticiser thinned down with water to a viscosity of 75 cps.
- the film of emulsion was then allowed to dry for 1 minute 30 seconds.
- the coated former was then dipped into a water leach kept at 50° for 30 minutes.
- the film was then dried in an oven kept at 90° for 40 minutes.
- the film was then dusted with medicated corn starch prior to stripping off the former.
- polyurethane Molecular weight of the polyurethane was analysed using EASICAL (Trade Mark) polystyrene standards dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (2ml, 0.2%) by allowing the standard mix stick to stand in tetrahydrofuran for 30 minutes.
- EASICAL Trade Mark
- polystyrene standards dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (2ml, 0.2%) by allowing the standard mix stick to stand in tetrahydrofuran for 30 minutes.
- the polyurethane samples were prepared using 0.03g of polyurethane dissolved in tetrahydrofurans (lOml) SOP/AD/170/246/262.
- the samples were analysed using gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and a refractive index detector.
- GPC gel permeation chromatography
- the calcium content of polyurethane films was determined after ashing the samples of the polyurethane film, taking up the ash in water (25ml) and then diluting further as appropriate. Calcium standards at 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 ⁇ g/ml in water were used to quantify the calcium present.
- the method used to determine the amounts of surfactant (nonyl phenol ethoxylate) present in batches of WITCOBOND 740 emulsion involved soxhlet extraction with methanol of the films produced after drying.
- soxhlet extraction with methanol of the films produced after drying.
- HPLC analysis on the extracts produced.
- Preparation of polyurethane film by evaporating to dryness the emulsion at 105° followed by soxhlet extraction of 0.7-0.8g portions of the film with methanol (caJOOml) for 4 hours. Extracts were quantitatively transferred into 100ml volumetric flasks and subsequently analysed by HPLC alongside nonyl phenol ethoxylate (surfactant) standards.
- the malvern particle size analyser is a light scattering based particle size analyser. It uses a 2 milliwatt Helium/Neon laser and a Fourier transform lens system to focus the scattered laser light on to a photosensitive silicon detector. The lens used was a 45mm lens which is used to measure particle diameters in the range of 0J to 80 ⁇ m.
- the sample diluent was deionised water that had been filtered through a 0.2 ⁇ m filter. The diluent particle size is measured prior to sample addition and is accounted for in the results as the background reading. The sample dilution was one drop from the end of a microspatula per 500ml of diluent.
- Samples were examined under an electron miscroscope at time 0 and time 2 minutes. The diameter of a substantial number of the particles were measured.
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L'invention concerne un procédé de fabrication d'articles élastomères à paroi mince, et des articles élastomères de ce type ainsi fabriqués, consistant à tremper une forme de conformation appropriée dans une émulsion polyuréthane comportant un plastifiant à l'huile de soja époxydé.
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