Open AccessPermeability of protective gloves to sodium lauryl sulfate. Release chambers used as an in vitro test system
Author(s) -
Ramsing Dorte W.,
Fullerton Ann
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
skin research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.521
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1600-0846
pISSN - 0909-752X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0846.1996.tb00053.x
Subject(s) - chemistry , chromatography , permeability (electromagnetism) , sodium , membrane , biochemistry , organic chemistry
Background/aims: Gloves are important and necessary in many occupations especially in wet work. They may offer a protection against harmful materials, but many substances may also penetrate protective gloves. Methods: The permeability of 6 different commonly used protective gloves to the anionic detergent sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) was investigated. The gloves were tested as membranes in diffusion cells at 32°C. ( 35 S)SLS 1% was used as permeant and synthetic sweat was used as recipient. Samples were counted on a scintillation counter. Results: During a test period of 24 h, none of the gloves tested were found to be permeable to SLS. Conclusions: The gloves tested were found to offer protection against SLS. The difussion cells were useful for in vitro testing of protective gloves under controlled experimental conditions.