Tear resistant gels, composites, and diving apparel articles

1. An article comprising a body shaped suit for diving, said article comprising a gelatinous elastomer composition, G, in contact with or without one or more of a selected substrate material, M, said gelatinous elastomer composition comprising:

(i) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more of a hydrogenated styrene isoprene/butadiene block copolymner(s) and from

(ii) about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of a plasticizing oil; and in combination with or without

(iii) a selected amount of one or more polymers or copolymers of poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene) n , poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene) n , poly(styrene-isoprene) n , poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene) n , poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene) n , poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene) n , poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene) n , polystyrene, polybutylene, poly(ethylene-propylene), poly(ethylene-butylene), polypropylene, or polyethylene, wherein said selected copolymer is a linear, radial, star-shaped, branched or multiarm copolymer, wherein n is greater than one; and wherein said article formed from G n , the combination G n G n , G n M n , G n M n M n G n , G n G n M n M n , G n M n G n M n M n , G n M n G n , M n G n M n , G n G n M n , M n M n M n G n , M n M n M n G n M n , M n G n G n M n , G n M n G n G n , G n M n M n G n , G n G n M n M n , G n G n M n G n M n , G n M n G n M n M n , M n G n M n G n M n G n , G n G n M n M n G n , G n G n M n G n M n G n , a sequential addition or a permutation of one or more of said G n with or without one or more M n ; wherein when n is a subscript of M, n is the same or different selected from the group consisting of foam, plastic, fabric, metal, ceramics, synthetic resin, synthetic fibers or refractory materials; and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity; said article made by injection molding, extruding, spinning, casting, or dipping of said gelatinous elastomer composition.

2. An article comprising a body shaped suit for diving, said article comprising a gelatinous elastomer composition, G, in contact with one or more of a selected substrate material, M, said gelatinous elastomer composition comprising:

(i) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more of a hydrogenated styrene isoprene/butadiene block copolymer(s) and

(ii) from about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of an plasticizing oil; in combination with or without

(iii) a selected amount of one or more polymer or copolymer of poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene) n , poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene), poly(styrene-isoprene) n , poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene) n , poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene) n , poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene) n , poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene) n , polystyrene, polybutylene, poly(ethylene-propylene), poly(ethylene-butylene), polypropylene, or polyethylene, wherein said selected copolymer is a linear, radial, branched, star-shaped, or multiarm copolymer, and n is an integer greater than one; wherein said composite formed from the combination G n M n of said G n with M n ; wherein when n is a subscript of M, n is the same or different selected from the group consisting of foam, plastic, fabric, metal, ceramics, synthetic resin, synthetic fibers or refractory materials; and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity; and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity; said article made by injection molding, extruding, spinning, casting, or dipping of said gelatinous elastomer composition.

3. An article comprising a body shaped suit for diving, said article comprising a gelatinous elastomer composition, G, in contact with or without one or more of a selected substrate material, M, said gelatinous elastomer composition comprising:

(i) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a hydrogenated styrene isoprene/butadiene block copolymer(s) selected from a hydrogenated styrene block polymer with hydrogenated elastomer midblocks of poly(2-methyl-1,3-butadiene) and poly(1,3-butadiene), a hydrogenated styrene block polymer with hydrogenated elastomer midblocks of poly(2-methyl-1,3-butadiene and 1,3-butadiene), and a poly(styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene) and

(ii) from about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of an plasticizing oil; in combination with or without

(iii) a selected amount of one or more selected polymer or copolymer selected from the group consisting of poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene), poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene), poly(styrene-isoprene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene) n , poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene) n , polystyrene, polybutylene, poly(ethylene-propylene), poly(ethylene-butylene), polypropylene, or polyethylene, wherein said selected copolymer is a linear, radial, branched, star-shaped, or multiarm copolymer; and n is an integer greater than one, wherein said gelatinous elastomer compositions characterized by a gel rigidity of from about 20 to about 800 gram Bloom; wherein said article formed from G n , the combination G n G n , G n M n , G n M n M n G n , G n G n M n M n , G n M n G n M n M n , G n M n G n , M n G n M n , G n G n M n , M n M n M n G n , M n M n M n G n M n , M n G n G n M n , G n M n G n G n , G n M n M n G n , G n G n M n M n , G n G n M n G n M n , G n M n G n M n M n , M n G n M n G n M n G n , G n G n M n M n G n , G n G n M n G n M n G n , a sequential addition or a permutation of one or more of said G n with or without one or more M n ; wherein when n is a subscript of M, n is the same or different selected from the group consisting of foam, plastic, fabric, metal, ceramics, synthetic resin, synthetic fibers or refractory materials; and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity; and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity; said article made by injection molding, extruding, spinning, casting, or dipping of said gelatinous elastomer composition.

4. An article comprising a body shaped suit for diving, said article comprising a gelatinous elastomer composition, G, in contact with or without one or more of a selected substrate material, M, said gelatinous elastomer composition comprising:

(i) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a hydrogenated styrene isoprene/butadiene block copolymer(s) selected from a hyrogenated styrene block polymer with hydrogenated elastomer midblocks of poly(2-methyl-1,3-butadiene) and poly(1,3-butadiene), a hydrogenated styrene block polymer with hydrogenated elastomer midblocks of poly(2-methyl-1,3-butadiene and 1,3-butadiene), and a poly(styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene); and

(ii) from about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of an plasticizing oil, in combination with or without

(ii) a selected amount of one or more polymers or copolymers of poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene) n , poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene), poly(styrene-isoprene) n , poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene) n , poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), low viscosity poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene) n , polystyrene, polybutylene, poly(ethylene-propylene), poly(ethylene-butylene), polypropylene, or polyethylene, wherein said selected copolymer is a linear, branched, radial, star-shaped, or multiarm copolymer; and n is an integer greater than one; wherein said article formed from G n , the combination G n G n , G n M n , G n M n G n , M n G n M n , G n G n M n , M n M n M n G n , M n M n M n G n M n , M n G n G n M n , G n M n G n G n , G n M n M n G n , G n G n M n M n , G n G n M n G n M n , G n M n G n M n M n , M n G n M n G n M n G n , G n G n M n M n G n , G n G n M n G n M n G n , a sequential addition or a permutation of one or more of said G n or without one or more M n , wherein when n is a subscript of M, n is the same or different selected from the group consisting of foam, plastic, fabric, metal, ceramics, synthetic resin, synthetic fibers or refractory materials; and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity; and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity; said article made by injection molding, extruding, spinning, casting, or dipping of said gelatinous elastomer composition.

5. A article of claim 1 , 2 , 3 , or 4 , wherein said (iii) polymer is selected from poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene/ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene/styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene/styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene), low viscosity poly (styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), and poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene/ethylene-propylene-styrene).

6. A article of claim 1 or 4 , wherein said (iii) polymer is selected from poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene/ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene/styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene/styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), and poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene/ethylene-propylene-styrene).

7. A article of claim 1 , 2 , 3 , or 4 , wherein said (iii) polymer is selected from poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene/styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly (styrene-ethylene-propylene/styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), and poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene/ethylene-propylene-styrene).

8. A article of claim 2 , 3 , or 4 wherein said (i) hydrogenated styrene isoprene/butadiene block copolymers is selected from poly(styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene) and poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene/ethylene-propylene-styrene).

9. An article comprising a body shaped suit for diving, said article comprising a gelatinous elastomer composition, G, in contact with or without one or more of a selected substrate material, M, said gelatinous elastomer composition comprising:

(i) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more poly(styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene) block copolymers and

(ii) from about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of an plasticizing oil, and in combination with or without

(iii) a selected amount of one or more polymers or copolymers of poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene) n , poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene) n , poly(styrene-isoprene) n , poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene) n , poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), low viscosity poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene/ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene/styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene/styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene) n , poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene) n , polystyrene, polybutylene, poly(ethylene-propylene), poly(ethylene-butylene), polypropylene, or polyethylene, wherein said selected copolymer is a linear, radial, star-shaped, branched or multiarm copolymer, wherein n is greater than one; wherein said article formed from G n , the combination G n G n , G n M n, G n M n G n , M n G n M n , G n G n M n , M n M n M n G n , M n M n M n G n M n , M n G n G n M n , G n M n G n G n , G n M n M n G n , G n G n M n M n , G n G n M n G n M n , G n M n G n M n M n , M n G n M n G n M n G n , G n G n M n M n G n , G n G n M n G n M n G n , a sequential addition or a permutation of one or more of said G n with or without one or more M n ; wherein when n is a subscript of M, n is the same or different selected from the group consisting of foam, plastic, fabric, metal, ceramics, synthetic resin, synthetic fibers or refractory materials; and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity; and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity; said article made by injection molding, extruding, spinning, casting, or dipping of said gelatinous elastomer composition.

10. An article comprising a body shaped suit for diving, said article comprising a gelatinous elastomer composition, G, in contact with or without one or more of a selected substrate material, M, said gelatinous elastomer composition comprising:

(i) 100 parts by weight of a block copolymer of one or a mixture of two or more poly(styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene block copolymers, and

(ii) from about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of an plasticizing oil; in combination with or without

(iii) a selected amount of one or more polymers or copolymers of poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene) n , poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene) n , poly(styrene-isoprene) n , poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene) n , poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene) n , low viscosity poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), styrene-butadiene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene/ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene/styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene/styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene)-polystyrene, polybutylene, poly(ethylene-propylene), poly(ethylene-butylene), polypropylene, or polyethylene, wherein said selected copolymer is a linear, radial, star-shaped, branched or multiarm copolymer, wherein n is greater than one; and wherein said article formed from the G n , the combination G n G n , G n M n , G n M n G n , M n G n M n , M n G n G n , M n M n M n G n , M n M n M n G n M n , M n G n G n M n , G n M n G n G n , G n M n M n G n , G n G n M n M n , G n G n M n G n M n , G n M n G n M n M n , M n G n M n G m M n G n , G n G n M n M n G n , G n G n M n G n M n G n , a sequential addition or a permutation of one or more of said G n with or without one or more M n ; wherein when n is a subscript of M, n is the same or different selected from the group consisting of foam, plastic, fabric, metal, ceramics, synthetic resin, synthetic fibers or refractory materials; and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity; and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity; said article made by injection molding, extruding, spinning, casting, or dipping of said gelatinous elastomer composition.

11. An article comprising a body shaped suit for diving, said article comprising a gelatinous elastomer composition, G, in contact with or without one or more of a selected substrate material, M, said gelatinous elastomer composition comprising:

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a hydrogenated styrene isoprene/butadiene block copolymer(s) selected from a hydrogenated styrene block polymer with hydrogenated elastomer midblocks of poly(2-methyl-1,3-butadiene) and poly(1,3-butadiene), a hydrogenated styrene block polymer with hydrogenated elastomer midblocks of poly(2-methyl-1,3-butadiene and 1,3-butadiene), and a poly(styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), and

(ii) from about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of an plasticizing oil, in combination with or without

(iii) a selected amount of one or more polymers or copolymers of poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene) n , poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), low viscosity poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene) n , poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene) n , poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene/styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene/styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), polystyrene, polypropylene, or wherein said selected copolymer is a linear, radial, star-shaped, branched or multiarm copolymer, wherein n is greater than one; wherein said gelatinous elastomer composition characterized by a gel rigidity of from about 20 to about 800 gram Bloom; wherein said article formed from G n , the combination G n G n , G n M n, G n M n G n , M n G n M n , M n G n G n , M n M n M n G n , M n M n M n G n M n , M n G n G n M n , G n M n G n G n , G n M n M n G n , G n G n M n M n , G n G n M n G n M n , G n M n G n M n M n , M n G n M n G n M n G n , G n G n M n M n G n , G n G n M n G n M n G n , a sequential addition or a permutation of one or more of said G n with or without one or more M n ; wherein when n is a subscript of M, n is the same or different selected from the group consisting of foam, plastic, fabric, metal, ceramics, synthetic resin, synthetic fibers or refractory materials; and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity; and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity; said article made by injection molding, extruding, spinning, casting, or dipping of said gelatinous elastomer composition.

12. A composite according to claims 1 , 2 , 3 , or 4 , wherein said one or more (i) block copolymers is poly(styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene).