
Latex gloves + ethanol 70°
#1
Posted 28 June 2010 - 07:38 AM
I was just wondering if someone could give me a scientific reference proving that ethanol 70° could permeabilize latex gloves, making them useless.
Because it seems to me that this is kind of a legend.
So I was thinking there is probably some scientific papers dealing with the truth.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Mac Guffin
#2
Posted 28 June 2010 - 09:40 AM
#3
Posted 28 June 2010 - 10:36 AM
Is that pdf from a nitrile glove provider? For almost all chemicals nitrile is suggested, independent if its resistance is excellent or fair (e.g. methanol), or the chemical not that dangerous (ethanol, SDS... ). Why?This is from a government page on gloves
http://amo-csd.lbl.g.....of Gloves.pdf

One must presume that long and short arguments contribute to the same end. - Epicurus
...except casandra's that did belong to the funniest, most interesting and imaginative (or over-imaginative?) ones, I suppose.
#4
Posted 28 June 2010 - 12:47 PM
Is that pdf from a nitrile glove provider?
Not according to the dotgov whois server:
LBL.GOV
Non-Federal Agency
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Domain Name: LBL.GOV
Status: Active
#5
Posted 29 June 2010 - 03:01 AM
Link gloves
THis will help you to find the right gloves for your application.
@ Dr. H: suppose they have a cheap deal with the nitril glove company

#6
Posted 29 June 2010 - 04:09 AM
So it seems to me that it's ok to spray some Ethanol on your gloves to clean them before doing cell culture.
Your hands are "sterile" and you are protected against what you're manipulating.
#7
Posted 05 July 2010 - 06:33 AM
I'm spraying ethanol on my gloves everyday, worse during tissue culture works, when I am nearly showering myself with 70% ethanol.

Edited by virusfan, 05 July 2010 - 06:36 AM.