Polymeric materials play a key role in the production of medical and clinical devices thanks
to their special features such as flexibility, easy processing and good price/performance …

Phthalates esters (PAEs) are extensively used as additives for polymers in plastic,
particularly in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET). These …

This pioneering work describes how simply, inexpensively and efficiently novel fungi utilize
the alarming plasticizer, di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) blended in PVC blood storage …

This review aims to clear off or bring to the public, any unsubstantiated (smokescreens and
mirrors) claims made by manufacturers of commercial herbal products (CHP) in South Africa …

Phthalates (PAEs) are widely used in personal care products (PCPs) and skin care
packaging materials. Through national representative sampling, 328 childbearing-aged …

Towards a process development for the bioremediation of phthalic acid esters (PAE)
blended in various plastics, we explored the type of PAE in commercially available PVC …

BACKGROUND: Di (2‐ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is a plasticizer that can leach from
medical devices including storage bags for plateletpheresis concentrates (PCs). In this …

There is a proliferation in the use of commercial herbal preparations, most notably liquid
preparations of plant material packaged in plastic containers. The quality of these herbal …

Traditional medicinal trade in South Africa is a lucrative enterprise, estimated to be worth in
excess of R3 billion, representing roughly 6% of the National Health budget. With …

By Cody V. Cushman, 1 Philipp Brüner, 2 Julia Zakel, 2 George Major, 1 Barry M. Lunt, 3
Thomas Grehl, 2 Nicholas J. Smith, 4 and Matthew R. Linford1; 1Departments of Chemistry …