Microencapsulation coating for gloves
The present invention provides for a coating having microcapsules for use with a glove. The coating improves both wet and dry and donnability of the glove. The coating comprises microcapsules, water and a polyurethane for application to a glove.
1. A glove comprising: an outside surface; and an inside skin contacting surface comprising polyurethane-bonded microcapsules, the microcapsules comprising a core material contained within a microcapsule coating, the core material including a low viscosity hydrocarbon, a fragrance, and a vitamin and the microcapsule coating including polyacetal urea or gelatin, wherein a plurality of the microcapsules rupture as a user's hand is being inserted into the glove thereby releasing the core material onto the user's hand.
2. The glove of claim 1 wherein the low viscosity hydrocarbon is selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated polyisobutene, hydrogenated polybutene, and hydrogenated polydecene.
3. The glove of claim 2 wherein the low viscosity hydrocarbon is hydrogenated polyisobutene.
4. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the low viscosity hydrocarbon comprises hydrogenated polyisobutene; the fragrance comprises a vanilla fragrance; the vitamin comprises Vitamin A Palmitate and Vitamin E Acetate; and wherein the polyacetal urea comprises a polyoxymethylene urea.
5. The glove of claim 1 wherein the core material comprises moisturizers and dyes.
6. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the outside surface comprises a layer formed from an elastomeric material selected from the group consisting of natural rubber latex, polychloroprene, polyurethane, nitrile, or combinations thereof.
7. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the core material is lubricious.
8. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the core material is moisturizing to the user's hand.
9. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the core material facilitates donnability of wet or dry hands.
10. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the core material comprises a pleasant odor or fragrance.
11. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the microcapsules protrude from the skin contacting surface.
12. A glove comprising: an outside surface; and an inside skin contacting surface comprising polyurethane-bonded microcapsules, the microcapsules comprising a core material contained within a microcapsule coating, the core material including a low viscosity hydrocarbon, a fragrance and a vitamin and the microcapsule coating consisting essentially of polyacetal urea or gelatin, wherein the microcapsules rupture as a user's hand is being inserted into the glove thereby releasing the core material onto the user's hand.
13. The glove of claim 12 , wherein the low viscosity hydrocarbon comprises hydrogenated polyisobutene; the fragrance comprises a vanilla fragrance; the vitamin comprises Vitamin A Palmitate and Vitamin E Acetate; and wherein the polyacetal urea comprises a polyoxymethylene urea.