"A new glove technology allows workers to apply significantly less force and still effectively grip wet or oily objects. The technology involves adding a roughened surface comprised of microscopic channels in a patented ultra-thin nitrile coating to gloves to direct fluids away from the grip surface.
The technology works in a manner similar to tire treads cutting through water on a roadway, with the channels propelling oils and other lubricants away from the pressure surface. This provides a relatively dry contact area that allows workers to maintain almost the same grip in oily applications they would have in dry conditions."
As other researchers suggest surface modification is the technique for your problem. Now there are different ways of modifying a surface. If you can come up with some novel method to provide a path for water to slip away from the hand gloves then friction increases. You can certainly refer to the patterns on tyre and footwear to get an idea about how those functions. Then depending upon your use case you can invent a new pattern.