(254)Synthesis of Plasticizers. VII. Synthesis of Mono-ester Plasticizers.

Phthalate ester plasticizers--why and how they are used.

3 Pharmaceutically Used Plasticizers

The extensive use of polymers in medical and pharmaceutical applications including particularly packaging, medical devices, drug carriers and coatings has caused a substantial demand for the proper plasticizers. Although there are many plasticizers used in the chemical industry, only a few of them have been approved for pharmaceutical applications. The natural-based plasticizers characterized b...

Microbial Esterase and the Degradation of Plasticizers

Plastic materials are playing an increasingly important role in our everyday lives. As a consequence, they are more frequently exposed to the environment; and the impact they or their additives might have on the latter becomes an important concern. Plasticizers are the most common additives found in plastics. They are used to improve on their physical properties (e.g. flexibility, workability)....

[Survey of plasticizers in polyvinyl chloride toys].

Plasticizers in 101 samples of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) toys on the Japanese market were surveyed. No phthalates were detected in designated toys, though bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, diisononyl phthalate, diisobutyl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate, diisodecyl phthalate and benzyl butyl phthalate were detected in more than half of other toys. 2,2,4-Tributyl-1,3-pentanediol diisobutylate, o-acetyl tr...

Toxicology of di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate and other phthalic acid ester plasticizers.

The first poly(vinyl chloride) blood bag containing di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) as a plasticizer was introduced in medicine in 1950. Since then, millions of liters of blood collected in plastic have been transfused. Aside from the obvious advantages of plastic over glass containers for the collection, storage and transfusion of blood, plastic containers have made blood component therapy po...