Photosensitization by Vat Dyes

Vat Dyes and Their Application

ong before the advent of systematic L physical sciences and the growth of the chemical industry, as long as 5000 years ago in India, dyeing methods were being used for the application of the water insoluble pigment, indigo, to natural fibers. In the early nineteenth century, between the first cotton gin and the Civil War, the value of natural indigo produced in South Carolina exceeded that of r...

Photosensitization by drugs*

Certain drugs are known to elicit photosensitivity side effects. A satisfactory understanding of the involved mechanistic aspects is necessary to anticipate the photosensitizing potential. We have used tiaprofenic acid (TPA), a photosensitizing nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug, to illustrate the methodology followed to address this problem. After studying the photophysical and photochemical p...

Dyeing Wool with Metal-free Dyes – The Use of Sodium Borohydride for the Application of Vat Dyes to Wool

Automated extraction of direct, reactive, and vat dyes from cellulosic fibers for forensic analysis by capillary electrophoresis.

Systematic designed experiments were employed to find the optimum conditions for extraction of direct, reactive, and vat dyes from cotton fibers prior to forensic characterization. Automated microextractions were coupled with measurements of extraction efficiencies on a microplate reader UV-visible spectrophotometer to enable rapid screening of extraction efficiency as a function of solvent com...

Biochemical parameters of liver function in artisans occupationally exposed to “vat dyes”

BACKGROUND Vat dyes are the class of dyes used in textile dyeing in Abeokuta, South Western Nigeria. While some dyes (including vat dyes intermediates) have been associated with adverse effects on manufacturer's health, there is paucity of data on effects of occupational exposure to vat dyes among end users, such as those involved in textile dyeing and finishing. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To invest...