The prevalence of textile formaldehyde resin dermatitis in the United States has previously been established as 1.2 to 2.3% of an eczematous population. [5,6,11] The North American Contact Dermatitis ...

Phenol-formaldehyde resins have long been used as coatings and adhesives in composite materials such as particleboard and plywood. But the discovery of the carcinogenic effects of formaldehyde has ...

In order to develop a novel phenolic resin, we attempted to use the methylol moiety on the benzene ring, which is formed as an intermediate during the acid-catalyzed addition–condensation reaction ...

A family of resins has been developed from several crops produced in North Dakota that eliminate hazardous components such as formaldehyde. Created from renewable, raw materials, the resins are based ...

An increasing number of cases of allergic contact dermatitis secondary to formaldehyde resins used for textile finishes have been seen in our office over the last several years. Although previously ...