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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-4-17
pubmed:abstractText
The risk assessment of di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) migrating from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) medical devices is an important issue. Many studies have been conducted to determine the level of DEHP migration. A recent report has indicated that DEHP in blood bags is hydrolyzed by esterase into mono(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (MEHP). However, MEHP is thought to be even more toxic than the parent compound. Therefore, a method for the simultaneous determination of DEHP and MEHP was developed. The limits of quantification (LOQs) of DEHP and MEHP were 2.5 and 0.75 ng/ml, respectively. In this study, the effect of sterilization process on the levels of DEHP and MEHP migration was investigated. The level of migration of DEHP from gamma(gamma)-ray sterilized PVC sheet was low compared with that of the unsterilized control. By contrast, the level of MEHP migration from the gamma-ray sterilized PVC sheet was high compared with that of the unsterilized control. In addition, a high content of MEHP was found in the gamma-ray sterilized PVC sheet.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0731-7085
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
3
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
455-60
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of sterilization process on the formation of mono(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate from di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, 2-4-41 Ebara, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't