Hydrogen Peroxide, Blanching, and Skin: an Overview

被引:6
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作者
Chan, Heidi P. [1 ]
Maibach, Howard I. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Dermatol, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
关键词
Hydrogen peroxide; Blanching; Antiseptic; Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy; Myogram; Chromophores; Depolarization; Deoxyhemoglobin; Oxyhemoglobin;
D O I
10.1080/15569520802340396
中图分类号
R77 [眼科学];
学科分类号
100212 ;
摘要
For more than a century, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has been known as an antiseptic. Three percent H2O2 is used in minor wound irrigations, producing oxygen bubbles and transient skin blanching. Many people who use H2O2 as an antiseptic are alarmed at this phenomenon. This concise report provides probable mechanisms on how H2O2-induced skin blanching is produced.
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页码:307 / 309
页数:3
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