Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers: Does Gelling Agent Really Matter? [PDF]
Gels, 2022 Hand hygiene, social distancing, and face covering are considered the first protection against Coronavirus spreading. The high demand during the COVID-19 emergency has driven a frenetic production and marketing of hand sanitizer gels.
Ivana d’Angelo +11 more
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Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers in COVID-19 Prevention: A Multidimensional Perspective [PDF]
Pharmacy, 2021 The global use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers (ABHS) as an important means of controlling the transmission of infectious disease has increased significantly as governments and public health agencies across the world advocated hand hygiene as a ...
Kennedy Abuga, Nasser Nyamweya
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Filtration Performance Degradation of In‐Use Masks by Vapors from Alcohol‐Based Hand Sanitizers and the Mitigation Solutions [PDF]
Global Challenges, 2021 In the current COVID‐19 pandemic, wearing masks and hand disinfection are widely adopted hygiene practices. Alcohol‐based sanitizers are commonly used for hand disinfection, however, the alcohol vapors can dissipate the charges on electrostatic filters ...
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Assessment of quality of alcohol-based hand sanitizers used in Johannesburg area during the CoViD‐19 pandemic [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (CoViD-19), the World Health Organization has recommended that, in absence of soap and water, alcohol-based hand sanitizer can be used to prevent the transmission of coronaviruses.
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Evaluation of the Efficacy of Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers Sold in Southwest Ethiopia [PDF]
Infection and Drug Resistance, 2021 Gizachew Manaye,1 Desalegn Muleta,1 Andualem Henok,2 Abyot Asres,2 Yitagesu Mamo,3 Desalegn Feyissa,3 Fikadu Ejeta,3 Wondwossen Niguse4 1Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan ...
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Heliyon, 2022 s: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has created endless social, economic, and political fear in the global human population. Measures employed include frequent washing hands and using alcohol-based hand sanitisers and hand rubs as instant
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Detection of Toxic Contaminants in Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers Using Infrared Spectroscopy
Applied Spectroscopy Practica, 2023 Recent fatalities due to methanol and 1-propanol toxicity in alcohol-based hand sanitizers has led the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban 594 different hand sanitizer brands.
Aminur Rashid Chowdhury +5 more
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Knowledge, Attitude and Self-Reported Performance and Challenges of Hand Hygiene Using Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers Among Healthcare Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic at a Tertiary Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
Infection and Drug Resistance, 2021 Desta Assefa, Tsegaye Melaku, Bodena Bayisa, Sintayehu Alemu School of Pharmacy, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Desta AssefaSchool of Pharmacy, Jimma University, P.O.
Assefa D, Melaku T, Bayisa B, Alemu S
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Alcohol-based Hand Sanitizers amid COVID-19: Chemical Formulation, Analysis, Safety [PDF]
ChemistrySelect, 2022 Monarul Islam, Khondoker Shahin
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Environment International, 2022 Human exposure to carcinogenic volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as benzene, from hand sanitizers is a topic of current concern. In light of the heavy use of hand sanitizers during the COVID-19 pandemic, determination of exposure to toxicants ...
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