Abstract: A composition having biocidal properties comprises pre-fabricated elastomeric particles, a biocidal agent, and an adhesive phase combining the elastomeric particles and the biocidal agent, wherein the pre-fabricated elastomeric particles and the adhesive phase are made of different materials, and wherein the biocidal agent is present in the adhesive phase but is substantially absent from the pre-fabricated elastomeric particles. Elastomeric compositions or products of this disclosure are useful to prevent communicable diseases resulting from bodily exposure to pathogenic bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains.