TOKYO—Zeon Corp. said it has succeeded in applying polyisoprene emulsion to a line of commercial products and has begun marketing them as the Nipol ME series.
The Japanese company said it uses Nipol IR as a raw material for the ME series, which include highly-pliant, tight-fitting items that require tensile strength and tear strength equivalent to natural rubber. Zeon said the series is expected to provide an alternative line of materials for surgical gloves and medical devices, especially as the material does not contain the proteins found in natural rubber latex and therefore helps avoid Type I allergic reactions.