background and aims. the most common method for alginate impression disinfection is spraying it by disinfecting agents, but some studies have shown that these impressions can be immersed, too. the aim of this study was to evaluate the dimensional stability of alginate impressions following disinfecting by spray and immersion methods. materials and methods. four common disinfecting agents (sodiu...

Imunomicrospheres consist of hydrophilic cross-linked particles with antibodies bound to their surface. These particles find specific receptors on living or fixed cells and therefore can label cell sub-populations and the labelled cells can be observed by means of a scanning electron or light-microscope. To label . cells with polymeric particles, biocompatible microspheres are neded preferably ...

Glutaraldehyde (GA) is widely employed as a biocide to control microbiologically influenced corrosion in oil fields and industrial water treatment. It might be corrosive metal. In this study, the effect of glutaraldehyde on behavior X80 pipeline steel was investigated using electrochemical measurement, weight-loss tests scanning electron microscope (SEM). The data show that GA accelerates sampl...

To assess whether alcohol and glutaraldehyde are effective disinfectants against dried HIV the virucidal effects of 70% alcohol (ethanol and industrial methylated spirit) and 1% and 2% alkaline glutaraldehyde were tested against cell associated and cell free HIV dried on to a surface. Virus stock (100 microliters) or 10,000 cultured C8166 T lymphocytes infected with HIV were dried onto sterile ...

The conductivity of cerebral cortex drops during perfusion with glutaraldehyde in 5 min to about 60% of the original value, to remain unchanged during the subsequent 10-15 min of perfusion. Circulatory arrest causes a similar drop in the tissue conductivity. Perfusion of asphyxiated tissue with glutaraldehyde does not produce additional major changes in the conductivity. Perfusion of the cortex...

CITE enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was an unacceptable screening test for failure of passive transfer because of poor sensitivity. SNAP ELISA and glutaraldehyde coagulation tests are more appropriate screening tests. Specificity of the SNAP ELISA is better than the glutaraldehyde coagulation test. A second confirmatory test should be considered when using the glutaraldehyde coagulat...

The uptake of glutaraldehyde by human red blood cells has been measured as a function of time by a freezing point osmometer. The rate of attachment of glutaraldehyde to the cell proteins is high over the first hour, declining to zero over a period of a few days. The number of glutaraldehyde molecules cross-linking with each hemoglobin molecule is of the order of 200, in reasonable agreement wit...

Background: In dental practice concomitant exposure to formaldehyde and glutaraldehyde is a common occurrence. The objective of the study is to evaluate the incidence of occupational contact dermatitis to formaldehyde and glutaraldehyde in dental professionals and the manifestation of co-reactivity. Methods and Results: This study involved 78 participants (30 dental professionals and 48 referen...