High tensile strength; relatively low per-
manent set; insensitive to temperature changes.
Attacked by heat, atmospheric oxygen, ozone,
hydrocarbons, and unsaturated fats and oils. Insol-
uble in acetone. Permeable to gases; supports
combustion; abrasion resistance poor unless com-
pounded with carbon black; dissipates vibration
shock; high electrical resistivity.
A vulcanized rubber or synthetic rubber
latex, used in health care workers’ gloves, drug sundries,
dipped products, adhesives.
Natural rubber latex is a starting material
for the rubber industry.
ChEBI: A macromolecule composed of repeating 2-methylbut-2-ene units.
NRL causes allergic skin reactions
of type I (immediate-type) and type IV
[delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH)].
