| Agent Name |
ACRYLIC RESINS |
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| Alternative Name |
CLASS |
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| Major Category |
Plastics & Rubber |
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| Synonyms |
Acrylate plastic; acrylate resin; Acrylic resins are monomers of methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, ethyl acrylate, BIS-GMA, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate and other esters of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and cyanoacrylic acid. |
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| Category |
(Meth)acrylates |
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| Description |
Acrylates & methacrylates polymerize when exposed to light or oxygen. Hydroquinone or other inhibitors are added to technical products. At room temperature, low-molecular-weight acrylates & methacrylates are liquids with an acrid odor. [Zenz, p. 755] |
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| Sources/Uses |
Used in 1) plastics (skylights, house wares, lamps, watch crystals, etc.); 2) paints and lacquers; 3) glues and sealants; 4) paper, cardboard, leather and textile finishes; 5) printing inks, plates and photoresists; and 6) dental and orthopedic cements and prostheses; [Zenz, p. 755-6] Used in dentistry for "composite restorative materials, bonding agents and dentures." [Wallenhammar LM et al. Contact allergy and hand eczema in Swedish dentists. Contact Dermatitis 2000; 43:192-9.] |
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| Comments |
Allergic contact dermatitis in construction workers, dental workers, electronics workers, printers, and manicurists (artificial sculptured nails); [Marks] Occupational asthma has been reported in nurses regularly mixing methyl methacrylate for bone cement and in workers using ethyl and methyl cyanoacrylate glues. [Zenz, p. 761] Acrylic monomers can cause immunologic occupational contact urticaria. [Kanerva 2004, p. 104] |
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| Reference Link |
10 years of patch testing with the (meth)acrylate series |
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| Exposure Assessment |
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| Skin Designation (ACGIH) |
Not evaluated |
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| Adverse Effects |
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| Asthma |
Yes |
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| Skin Sensitizer |
Yes |
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