Development of an Economical Method to Reduce the Extractable Latex Protein Levels in Finished Dipped Rubber Products

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">NRL product</td><td class="align_center">Concentration of extractable proteins (<i>µ</i>g g<sup>−1</sup>)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Gloves</td><td class="align_center">2979 (±1233)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Balloons</td><td class="align_center">5212 (±1114)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Teats</td><td class="align_center">3303 (±14)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Catheters</td><td class="align_center">1803 (±11)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Average extractable latex proteins of different NRL dipped products in the market.

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Table 1: Development of an Economical Method to Reduce the Extractable Latex Protein Levels in Finished Dipped Rubber Products 