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Archive > February, 2010 Vol. XI, No. 2

Sizing Up Your Glove Material Choices

Our product roundup highlights the options at hand.

David Bernard, Senior Associate Editor

Glove makers have responded to the need for alternatives to natural rubber latex surgical and exam gloves in a big way. Like you, they're increasingly aware of the hazards of latex allergy. As you'll see in "Gloves at a Glance" on page 62, nitrile has become the primary replacement for latex in ambidextrous exam gloves and most latex-free surgical gloves are made of polyisoprene, a synthetic version of a natural rubber latex component.

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