Natural Rubber

Basics

• Also reffered to as Latex, or simply Rubber
• Polymers produced by plants (Mainly Isoprene)
• Often extracted from the Rubber Tree and ocassionally Dandelions
• Used mainly due to lower cost than Synthetic Rubbers or Elastomers
• Also in some applications such as tires (especially for the landing gears of aircraft) the high heat resistance is of use

Useful Links

• The Wikipedia Page on Natural Rubber