Predicting dermal absorption of gas-phase chemicals: Transient model development, evaluation, and application

Indoor Air

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 292-306

  Gong, M ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Weschler, C J ^a,b,c  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dermal permeability; Percutaneous transport; Phthalates; Skin absorption; Stratum corneum; Vapor absorption

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BOUNDARY LAYERS; ESTERS;

DERMAL ABSORPTION; DERMAL PERMEABILITY; GAS-PHASES; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSPORT; PHTHALATES; SKIN ABSORPTION; STEADY-STATE MODELS; STRATUM CORNEUM; TRANSIENT MODEL; VAPOR ABSORPTION;

MASS TRANSFER;

AIR POLLUTANT; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

AIR POLLUTANT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN ABSORPTION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHTHALIC ACIDS; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 84899633750     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ina.12079     Document Type: Article

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