Elemental analysis of tattoo dyes - Is there a potential risk from tattoo dyes?;Elementanalytische untersuchungen von tätowierungsfarbstoffen - Besteht eine potentielle gefährdung durch tätowierungsfarbstoffe?

JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 350-353

  Schmitz, I ^a   Muller K M ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT FÜR PATHOLOGIE   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

EDS; Elemental composition; Foreign body reaction; Tattoo dyes

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; CHLORINE; COPPER; DYE; METAL; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SILICON; SODIUM; SULFUR; TATTOO DYE; TITANIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOMATERIAL; COLORING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLOR; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY MICROANALYSIS; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; RISK FACTOR; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TATTOO; TATTOOING; X RAY MICROANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN DISEASE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COLORING AGENTS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SKIN DISEASES; TATTOOING;

EID: 2642569198     PISSN: 16100379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0353.2004.04755.x     Document Type: Article

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