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A glove with exceptional protective features minimizes the risks of working with hazardous chemicals
Author(s) -
Tobler M.,
Freiburghaus A. U.
Publication year - 1992
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.1600-0536.1992.tb00122.x
Subject(s) - allergic contact dermatitis , glovebox , personal protective equipment , contact dermatitis , penetration (warfare) , forearm , occupational exposure , volunteer , chemistry , surgery , toxicology , medicine , allergy , organic chemistry , emergency medicine , immunology , pathology , agronomy , disease , covid-19 , operations research , infectious disease (medical specialty) , engineering , biology
In continuation of our preceding studies, we disclose long‐term experiments of test more extensively the protective power of the novel 4H Glove. 2 compounds encountered in modern electron microscopy technique 1‐hexadecene (1‐HD) and 2‐hydroxyethyl acrylate (2‐HEA). which elicit allergic and/or toxic reactions in laboratory workers, were tested for their penetration through the 4H Glove material. I‐HD has not to our knowledge been tested on any glove material. 2‐HEA was known to have a breakthrough Brae exceeding 240 min; in contrast, it penetrates the common late* or vinyl gloves within minutes. When exposing the outside of a 4H Glove to 2‐HEA for 200 h at 21 C and then attaching the reverse unexposed side to a sensitized volunteer's forearm. 30 min of contact elicited a barely visible reddening of the skin at the contact site which disappeared within 24 h; 90 min of contact caused a somewhat stronger reddening limited to the contact area. which disappeared within 2 days. By the same criteria, 1‐HD did not penetrate through the 4H Glove in 200 h. In an additional experiment, breakthrough time of 1‐HD on latex gloves with less than 30 min.