Contact allergy to polyhexamethylene biguanide (polyaminopropyl biguanide) [PDF]
AbstractBackgroundPolyaminopropyl biguanide (INCI name) and polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) are polymeric biguanides. PHMB is a broad‐spectrum antimicrobial substance used as a preservative in many products. Due to our limited knowledge on PHMB contact allergy frequency and the fact that cases of allergic contact dermatitis to PHMB might be missed ...
Nils Hamnerius +2 more
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Determination of Polyhexamethylene Biguanide Hydrochloride Using a Lactone-Rhodamine B-Based Fluorescence Optode [PDF]
A new determination method for polyhexamethylene biguanide hydrochloride (PHMB) using a lactone-rhodamine B (L-RB) based fluorescence optode has been developed.
Takashi Masadome
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Carbon Dioxide Gas Sensor Based on Polyhexamethylene Biguanide Polymer Deposited on Silicon Nano-Cylinders Metasurface [PDF]
In this paper, we have numerically investigated a metasurface based perfect absorber design, established on the impedance matching phenomena. The paper comprises of two parts.
Svetlana Khonina +2 more
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Determination of polyhexamethylene biguanide hydrochloride
Polyhexamethylene biguanide hydrochloride (PHMB-HCl) is widely used as a disinfectant in personal care products such as cosmetics and toiletries and as a sanitizer in swimming pools. PHMB-HCl possesses marked characteristics of cationic polyelectrolytes.
Takashi Masadome
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Use of polyhexamethylene biguanide on wound healing in dogs [PDF]
Purpose: To analyze the effects of polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) on healing of clean surgical wounds in dogs. Methods: Thirty healthy, non-neutered dogs of different breeds underwent elective ovariohysterectomy or orchiectomy, and a 1-cm circular ...
João Vitor dos Santos Alves da Silva +7 more
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Fungal cell barriers and organelles are disrupted by polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) [PDF]
The similarities between fungal and mammalian cells pose inherent challenges for the development of treatments for fungal infections, due to drug crossover recognition of host drug targets by antifungal agents.
Winnie Ntow-Boahene +3 more
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The dltC gene contributes to polyhexamethylene biguanide resistance in Staphylococcus aureus [PDF]
As the efficacy of conventional antibiotics continues to decline due to antibiotic resistance, there is an urgent need for alternative antimicrobial strategies.
Chenyang Guo +10 more
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Safety assessment of Polyhexamethylene biguanide [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: The use of antiseptics in the treatment of genital infections has become a systematic alternative to antibiotics. Their use has been also supported for the treatment of virus-induced genital infections.
B. Orrù +3 more
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Polyhexamethylene biguanide promotes adaptive cross-resistance to gentamicin in Escherichia coli biofilms [PDF]
Antimicrobial resistance is a critical public health issue that requires a thorough understanding of the factors that influence the selection and spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Raphaël Charron +9 more
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Cytochrome P450 monooxygenase of Acanthamoeba castellanii participates in resistance to polyhexamethylene biguanide treatment [PDF]
Acanthamoeba spp. are free-living parasites that can cause severe infections such as granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) and amoebic keratitis (AK). Polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) is a topical application for AK treatment.
Huang Jian-Ming +7 more
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