This invention relates to latex polymers and blends of such latex polymers used to produce gloves, coatings, binders for papers and nonwovens, and other articles having superior electrostatic dissipative properties. Such articles have a
surface resistivity value below 1 x 10 <11> ohms / square per square, a static
decay time of less than 1 second, or both. The blends comprise one or more (1) polymers (in latex, solution or dispersion form) of (a) at least one reactive macromer of at least one alkylene
oxide having at least one functional group capable of free-radical transformation, (b) optionally at least one ethylenically
unsaturated monomer having at least one
carboxylic acid group, and (c) optionally one or more free radically polymerizable conomers, and (2) one or more other
polymer latexes or dispersion of such polymers as
natural rubber, conjugated-
diene-containing polymers, hydrogenated
styrene-butadiene triblock copolymers, cholorosulfonated polythylenes,
ethylene copolymers, acrylic and / or methacrylic ester copolymers,
vinyl chloride copolymers, vinylidene
chloride copolymers, polysiobutylenes, polyurethanes, polyureas, and poly(urethaneurea)s. Also suitable for making antistatic articles such as gloves by coagulant dipping processes, even in the absence of said (2) other
polymer latexes or dispersions, are (1) polymers (in latex, solution or dispersion form) of (a) at least one reactive macromer of at least one alkylene
oxide having at least one functional group capable of free-radical transformation, wherein said macromer comprises less than about 10 % by weight of total
polymer weight in the (1) latex, solution or dispersion polymers, (b) optionally at least one ethylenically
unsaturated monomer having at least one
carboxylic acid group, and (c) one or more free radically polymerizable comonomers.