Substandard anti-static latex gloves can cause multiple hazards to products in different scenarios:
Electronic industry
- Component damage: electronic components, such as chips, integrated circuits, etc. are usually very precise and sensitive to static electricity. When the anti-static latex gloves do not meet the standards, the operator in contact with these components in the process, the gloves generated by the static electricity will be in the instantaneous discharge, the formation of high voltage and strong current pulses can be directly penetrate the internal circuit structure of the electronic components, resulting in a short circuit or disconnection, so that the components are permanently damaged, resulting in product obsolescence. For example, in 2024, an electronic factory in Dongguan, workers wearing poor-quality nitrile gloves to assemble chips, resulting in electrostatic breakdown of precision components, the whole batch of products scrapped at a loss of more than ten million.
- Performance Impact: Even if the static electricity does not directly penetrate the components, it may also change the electrical performance parameters of the electronic components, such as capacitance, resistance, etc., resulting in unstable performance of the components, affecting the overall functionality and service life of electronic products. In addition, static electricity may also adsorb dust, hair and other small particles to the surface of the electronic components, affecting the thermal performance of the components, and even cause circuit short-circuit, reducing product quality and reliability.
Medical industry
- Interference with precision medical instruments: In the medical environment, many precision electronic monitoring equipment, minimally invasive surgical instruments are very sensitive to static electricity. If the anti-static latex gloves worn by healthcare workers are not up to standard, the static electricity generated will interfere with the normal operation of these instruments, leading to instrument signal disorders, making doctors unable to accurately obtain the patient’s vital signs data or affecting the precise judgement of the surgical site, increasing the medical risk and endangering the life of patients.
- Causes danger: When operating on flammable or explosive drugs or in an environment with high oxygen concentration, the static discharge generated by substandard anti-static latex gloves may produce sparks, which may lead to fires or explosions, threatening the lives of patients, healthcare workers and the safety of the entire medical environment.
Laboratory research
- Impact on experimental results: In molecular biology experiments, such as DNA and RNA extraction and analysis, static electricity may adsorb these biomolecules, leading to sample loss or inaccurate experimental results. In cell culture experiments, static electricity adsorbs dust and other impurities, which can easily cause cell contamination, affecting the growth and activity of cells, making the experimental data unreliable and even leading to experimental failure.
- Destruction of experimental equipment: Some precision instruments in the laboratory, such as mass spectrometers, nuclear magnetic resonance instruments, etc., have harsh environmental requirements, and static electricity may interfere with the normal work of the instrument, reduce the sensitivity and resolution of the instrument, and may also damage the internal circuitry and components of the instrument in the long term, which affects the service life of the instrument and the accuracy of the measurement.
Optical product manufacturing
In the packaging process of optoelectronic products, the sulphur element in the latex gloves containing sulphur (anti-static performance is not up to standard or other quality problems) will cause corrosion of the silver layer, oxidation of the silver angle and increase in light degradation and other phenomena, which not only affects the optical efficiency and life of the product, but also may lead to the scrapping of the whole batch of products. In addition, the static adsorption of dust particles generated by gloves falling on the surface of optical lenses, displays and other optical components will affect the light transmission, clarity and other optical properties of the product, reducing the yield rate of the product.
Post time: Sep-11-2025