Claims
- 1. In a process for manufacturing surgical gloves which comprises applying a mold release agent to a glove form and immersing said form in a film-forming composition of a resin, and forming a dried and cured film on said form, the improvement which comprises applying oxidized cellulose to the glove form as a mold release agent wherein said oxidized cellulose has a carboxyl content of approximately 8-18% by weight.
- 2. The process of claim 1 wherein said oxidized cellulose has a particle size of about 4 to 60 microns.
- 3. The process of claim 2 wherein said oxidized cellulose provides a pH of about 1.0 to 3.5 in a 1% aqueous solution.
- 4. The process of claim 2 wherein said oxidized cellulose is prepared by reacting cellulose with an oxide of nitrogen.
- 5. The process of claim 3 wherein said oxidized cellulose is prepared by reacting cellulose with a periodate
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 544,665 filed on Oct. 24, 1983, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,668,224.
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