The adhesive bandage protects the wound and scab from bacteria ... and the chain is a polymer. By changing the type of monomer used, chemists can make polymers with many different characteristics.

Potentially dangerous chemicals appeared in bandage brands like Band-Aids, CVS and Walmart, according to a recent study. A ...

Investigators suspect that PFAS chemicals, which are sometimes used in adhesive manufacturing ... fluorine’s presence in over twenty-four types of bandages. Investigators suspect that PFAS ...

Other types of MARSI include maceration of the ... one caused by transparent adhesive dressing, the other from hydrogel EKG electrodes.

Additionally, patients that had reactions to the tapes and bandages did not share any common allergic patch-test reactions from the standard or custom adhesive trays, further supporting the fact ...