Nitrile/polyurethane polymer blends

1. A glove, comprising:

a cured aqueous polymeric, elastomeric, or latex emulsion including a blend of a polyurethane material, an acrylonitrile-butadiene material and an ethylene vinyl acetate material;

at least one of a carnauba wax, an alloy wax, or a modified polyethylene wax disposed in the emulsion; and

hard filler particles having a hardness greater than 4 Mohs, ranging in amount from 2-10% by weight and disposed within the emulsion, wherein an EN388 abrasion resistance of the glove is at least level 4.

2. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the cured aqueous polymeric, elastomeric, or latex emulsion comprises the ethylene vinyl acetate material in an amount of 1-4% by weight.

3. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the hard filler particles comprise at least one of boron carbide, boron nitride, silicon carbide, aluminum potassium silicates, or aluminum oxide.

4. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the hard filler particles are irregular in shape and have a diameter of 0.1 to 10 microns.

5. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the blend comprises an aqueous polyurethane or at least one highly carboxylated acrylonitrile-butadiene material.

6. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the cured aqueous polymeric, elastomeric, or latex emulsion comprises a foamed or an unfoamed emulsion.

7. The glove of claim 6 , wherein the cured aqueous polymeric, elastomeric, or latex emulsion is foamed and comprises a structure having one of small open cells or large open cells, wherein the small open cells are 0.01-0.40 mm in size and the large open cells are 0.07-0.70 mm in size.

8. The glove of claim 7 , wherein the foamed emulsion is an immediate or delayed collapsed foam.

9. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the EN388 abrasion level of the glove is 20,000 cycles or more.

10. The glove of claim 1 , further comprising a knitted fabric liner, wherein the cured aqueous polymeric, elastomeric, or latex emulsion is disposed as a first coating on the knitted fabric liner.

11. The glove of claim 10 , further comprising a second coating disposed on the first coating.

12. A glove, comprising:

a cured aqueous polymeric, elastomeric, or latex emulsion including a blend of a polyurethane material, an acrylonitrile-butadiene material and an ethylene vinyl acetate material;

at least one of a natural wax, synthetic wax, alloy wax, or a modified polyethylene wax disposed in the cured emulsion; and

hard filler particles having a hardness greater than 4 Mohs, ranging in amount from 2-10% by weight and disposed within the emulsion wherein the glove comprises an EN 388 abrasion resistance of level 4.

13. The glove of claim 12 , wherein the cured aqueous polymeric, elastomeric, or latex emulsion comprises the ethylene vinyl acetate material in an amount of 1-4% by weight.

14. The glove of claim 12 , wherein the hard filler particles comprise at least one of boron carbide, boron nitride, silicon carbide, aluminum potassium silicates, or aluminum oxide.

15. The glove of claim 12 , wherein the hard filler particles are irregular in shape and have a diameter of 0.1 to 10 microns.

16. A glove, comprising:

a cured aqueous polymeric, elastomeric, or latex emulsion including a blend of a polyurethane material in an amount of 1-5% by weight, a carboxylated butadiene-acrylonitrile latex in an amount of 91-98% by weight and an ethylene vinyl acetate material in an amount of 1-4% by weight;

at least one of a natural wax, synthetic wax, alloy wax, or a modified polyethylene wax disposed in the cured emulsion; and

hard filler particles having a hardness greater than 4 Mohs, ranging in amount from 2-10% by weight and disposed within the emulsion wherein the glove comprises an EN 388 abrasion resistance of level 4.