Assessment of the chemical resistance of a polymer with self-healing properties for use in protective gloves – case study

Agnieszka Adamus-Włodarczyk; Emilia Irzmańska

doi:10.14314/polimery.2020.6.5

Published : 2020-12-16

Vol. 65 No. 6 (2020)

Assessment of the chemical resistance of a polymer with self-healing properties for use in protective gloves – case study

Agnieszka Adamus-Włodarczyk Emilia Irzmańska

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14314/polimery.2020.6.5

Abstract

Professional exposure to chemicals by dermal is a dangerous phenomenon. Hands are most exposed during working on direct and frequent contact with the chemical, as well as mechanical injuries leading to skin damage, which causes faster absorption of compounds into the body. One way to protect is the use of protective gloves. The materials used in the production of gloves that protect against chemicals are effective as a barrier against chemicals, but at the same time have poor resistance to mechanical factors. An alternative can be self-healing materials, which after mechanical damage are self-regenerating. The article presents the results of tests on the permeation time of chemical substances for a self-healing polymer according to PN-EN 16523-1+A1: 2018-11. The study used the most common chemicals in the working environment: aliphatic alcohols, concentrated and diluted acids and bases. The innovative material produced from acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber with implemented silsesquioxanes was assessed. Chemical resistance of the damaged material and subsequently self-repaired was analyzed. The results of this study represent the first step towards better understanding the possibilities of application of self-repair material with the intended chemical resistance to protective gloves provided for use under conditions of integrated hazards mechanical and chemical systems.

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kauczuk akrylonitrylo-butadienowy ; polimery samonaprawiające ; rękawice ochronne ; odporność chemiczna acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber ; self-healing polymers ; protective gloves ; chemical resistance

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Adamus-Włodarczyk, A., & Irzmańska, E. (2020). Assessment of the chemical resistance of a polymer with self-healing properties for use in protective gloves – case study. Polimery, 65(6), 458–467. https://doi.org/10.14314/polimery.2020.6.5

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Agnieszka Adamus-Włodarczyk

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Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy-Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Zakład Ochron Osobistych, Pracownia Ochrony Rąk i Nóg, ul. Wierzbowa 48, 90-133 Łódź

Emilia Irzmańska emirz@ciop.lodz.pl

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Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy-Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Zakład Ochron Osobistych, Pracownia Ochrony Rąk i Nóg, ul. Wierzbowa 48, 90-133 Łódź