Monitoring system for collecting and/or transdermally rediffusing air containing environmental contaminants, and corresponding method
First Claim
1. A dermal uptake monitoring system for collecting and rediffusing environmental contaminants present in ambient air, wherein said monitoring system can be arranged flat on the skin of a living being and comprises at least one diffusion collector and at least one equilibrium diffuser, wherein(i) said diffusion collector permits rediffusion of said environmental contaminants into the ambient air and prevents diffusion of the environmental contaminants into the skin and(ii) said equilibrium diffuser permits both rediffusion of said environmental contaminants into the ambient air and transdermal diffusion into the skin.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a monitoring system for collecting and/or transdermally rediffusing air containing environmental contaminants. The inventive monitoring system generally includes at least one diffusion collector and/or an equilibrium diffuser. The diffusion collector is provided with at least three layers, i.e. an adhesive layer that is in direct contact with the skin of a living being, a barrier layer, and a collecting layer on the exterior face of the monitoring system. The equilibrium diffuser includes an adhesive layer and a collecting layer. The collecting layers and the adhesive layers of the two components of the monitoring system are preferably made of the same material and have the same dimensions.
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1. A dermal uptake monitoring system for collecting and rediffusing environmental contaminants present in ambient air, wherein said monitoring system can be arranged flat on the skin of a living being and comprises at least one diffusion collector and at least one equilibrium diffuser, wherein
(i) said diffusion collector permits rediffusion of said environmental contaminants into the ambient air and prevents diffusion of the environmental contaminants into the skin and (ii) said equilibrium diffuser permits both rediffusion of said environmental contaminants into the ambient air and transdermal diffusion into the skin.
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18. An equilibrium diffuser for transdermally re-diffusing air contaminants comprising (i) an adhesive layer which can adhere to skin, and (ii) a collecting layer taking up air contaminants, said collecting layer comprising polymer(s) consisting of silicone copolymers, polyisobutylene, acrylate copolymers, or styrene-isoprene copolymers, wherein said equilibrium diffuser does not include a barrier layer thereby permitting transdermal rediffusion.
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