Latex yog cov roj hmab ntuj uas hloov tau, tawv thiab ruaj khov, xa cov qib siab ntawm kev tiv thaiv snagging, puncture thiab puas. Latex yog dej-resistant thiab resistant rau protein-raws li roj. Latex tsis pom zoo rau cov haujlwm uas cuam tshuam nrog hydrocarbon-based roj lossis cov kuab tshuaj.