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Patch testing with low molecular oligomers of epoxy resins in humans
Author(s) -
Fregert Sigfrid,
Thorgeirsson Arnar
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1977.tb03691.x
Subject(s) - oligomer , epoxy , materials science , polymer chemistry , chemistry , composite material
Thirty‐four patients sensitive to epoxy resin were patch tested with oligomers of epoxy resin. All reacted when tested with MW 340 oligomer. Twenty‐three were tested with MW624 and MW908 oligomers and seven with MW 1392 oligomer; none reacted. Eight patients tested with commercial mixtures of epoxy resins with an average MW 1280 and MW 1850 reacted to these resin mixtures which contained the MW 340 oligomer. The MW 340 oligomer seems to be the main ingredient responsible for contact allergy to epoxy resins in humans.