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The Finn Chamber® methylene blue ring
Author(s) -
Fischer Torkei,
Maibach Howard
Publication year - 1985
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.1600-0536.1985.tb01031.x
Subject(s) - methylene blue , aluminium , methylene , inert , patch test , metal , chemistry , nuclear chemistry , photochemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , medicine , photocatalysis , catalysis , allergy , immunology
Metallic aluminium and methylene blue applied to human skin interact and give a strong resistent coloration, obtained neither with methylene blue itself nor with other dyes. The reaction proves that aluminium is not an inert material and that the aluminium in Finn chambers can be expected to interact with other patch test substances.