Clean-room
ESD gloves
Graphene nanotubes for
clean-room ESD gloves:
industry standard compliance
and color variety
Clean-room gloves classified as ISO Class 4–8 must be anti-static to prevent electrostatic discharge (ESD), which can damage sensitive electronics or disrupt production. Graphene nanotubes are the only material currently available on the market that provides a permanent, humidity-independent anti-static effect in nitrile gloves while requiring only minimal changes to the manufacturing process. The resulting electrical conductivity not only ensures reliable ESD protection in compliance with clean-room glove standards (IEC 61340-4-9 and ANSI STM11.11) but also enables seamless touch-screen use without removing the gloves and wide color variety.
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Main properties
Electrical resistivity of
<1.0 × 10⁸ Ω
Compliance with
international
standards
Touch-screen
compatibility
Color
flexibility
Anti-static clean-room gloves
What are clean-room gloves?
Clean-room gloves are essential for contamination control and ESD protection, primarily in electronics, semiconductors, aerospace, and pharma. They protect both workers and sensitive products. Anti-static gloves are engineered to safely dissipate static electricity from workers’ hands, protecting sensitive equipment and processes in such environments as electronics manufacturing or pharmaceutical production sites. To ensure effective ESD protection, they must meet strict volume resistivity requirements—below 10⁵–10¹¹ Ω—in compliance with the IEC 61340-4-9 / ANSI STM11.11 standards as well as preserving other vital properties such as particle generation, low outgassing, clean-room classification, and chemical resistance.
Graphene nanotubes surpass traditional additives
Ultra-long, electrically conductive, and flexible, graphene nanotubes form a 3D conductive and reinforcing network inside materials at extremely low dosages of 0.06–0.1 wt.%. The unique properties of nanotubes make it possible to maintain resistance to microbial attack, abrasion, alkali, and hydrolysis, while enhancing durability, ESD reliability, and a special soft-feel effect. This allows them to show better results compared to conventional conductive agents in all parameters of the modified material.
- Diagram
- Table
- TUBALL™ graphene nanotubes
- Carbon black
- Ammonium salts
* This diagram provides average trends compared with other additives, based on OCSiAl data. Product performance may vary depending on product type and formulation.
Gloves’ compliance with ESD glove standards
As industrial automation advances, ESD safety standards are becoming stricter. The IEC 61340-4-9 / ANSI STM11.11 and EN 16350 standards for gloves raised the bar, limiting the use of many traditional anti-static additives. Graphene nanotubes rise to the challenge, delivering permanent, humidity-independent conductivity that fully complies with the latest standards in ESD protection as well as providing required performance to clean-room gloves suitable for electronics, semiconductors, EV batteries, and many more applications classified as ISO Class 4–8.
Wide variety of colors
Thanks to an ultralow working dosage, graphene nanotubes make it possible to achieve required anti-static performance in all water-based latex systems while preserving color variety.
Compatibility with touch-screens
TUBALL™ graphene nanotubes deliver reliable anti-static protection while enabling seamless touch-screen use—no need to remove your gloves. They protect both workers and sensitive products, combining safety with convenience.
Additional benefits
Robust
conductive coating
Standard
dipping process
Maintained mechanical
properties
Dust-repellent
performance
Ready-to-use forms of nanotubes
TUBALL™ graphene nanotubes are available in the industry-friendly form of a suspension that is compatible with all latex types. It is designed to integrate seamlessly with standard processes and equipment. The dispersion can be added during the latex compounding stage and doesn’t affect the manufacturing process.
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Media on graphene nanotubes in gloves
Publié:OCSiAl licences nanotube technology to latex gloves maker
https://www.european-rubber-journal.com/article/2093708/ocsial-licences-graphene-nanotube-tech-to-sri-lanka-latex-maker
Publié:Graphene nanotubes outperform PPE alternatives
https://www.innovationintextiles.com/graphene-nanotubes-outperform-ppe-alternatives/
Publié:Protective Equipment with Graphene Nanotubes Meets the Strictest ESD Safety Standards
https://www.pcimag.com/articles/110179-protective-equipment-with-graphene-nanotubes-meets-the-strictest-esd-safety-standards- Publié:
New standard for anti-static and ESD gloves – New Solution
https://www.european-rubber-journal.com/article/2064014/new-standard-for-anti-static-and-esd-gloves-new-solution
Scientific validation
Supercapacitors
Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Latexes
Publié:
Supercapacitors
Natural Rubber-Carbon Nanotube Composites through Latex Compounding
Publié:
Supercapacitors
A study of the flow behavior of prevulcanised natural rubber latex/singlewalled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) blends using rotational viscometry and power law model
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