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RT @ipwilliams: Published today in @JChemPhys. @Sara66Chem, @KeddieLab, @rpsear and I explore the physical chemistry of manufacturing latex…
RT @ipwilliams: Published today in @JChemPhys. @Sara66Chem, @KeddieLab, @rpsear and I explore the physical chemistry of manufacturing latex…
RT @ipwilliams: Published today in @JChemPhys. @Sara66Chem, @KeddieLab, @rpsear and I explore the physical chemistry of manufacturing latex…
In rubber glove manufacture, salts on a hand-shaped mould are used to coagulate colloids into a film. Why is calcium nitrate a good choice of salt? We have the answers here: Solubility, diffusivity, valence are all important. Thanks to @EPSRC New Horizo…
Want to know more about the physics behind latex gloves production process, have a look on our newly published paper!