Quaternary ammonium compounds: a chemical class of emerging concern

WA Arnold, A Blum, J Branyan, TA Bruton… - … science & technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs), a large class of chemicals that includes high
production volume substances, have been used for decades as antimicrobials …

Quaternary ammonium compounds of emerging concern: Classification, occurrence, fate, toxicity and antimicrobial resistance

S Mohapatra, L Yutao, SG Goh, C Ng, Y Luhua… - Journal of hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Amplified hygiene and precautionary measures are of utmost importance to control the
spread of COVID-19 and future infection; however, these changes in practice are projected …

Increased use of disinfectants during the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential impacts on health and safety

HM Dewey, JM Jones, MR Keating… - ACS Chemical Health …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The COVID-19 pandemic has called for the increased use of disinfectants worldwide in
public facilities, transportation, hospitals, nursing homes, wastewater treatment facilities, and …

Quaternary ammonium disinfectants and antiseptics: tolerance, resistance and potential impact on antibiotic resistance

JM Boyce - Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, 2023 - Springer
Background Due to the substantial increase in the use of disinfectants containing quaternary
ammonion compounds (QACs) in healthcare and community settings during the COVID-19 …

Cationic Conjugated Microporous Polymers Coating for Dual‐Modal Antimicrobial Inactivation with Self‐Sterilization and Reusability Functions

Y Wang, Q Yuan, M Li, Y Tang - Advanced Functional Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
COVID‐19 pandemic outbreak poses a great threat to human health. Face masks have been
considered as important personal protective equipment to prevent the COVID‐19 …

The role of nanotechnology based wearable electronic textiles in biomedical and healthcare applications

J Barman, A Tirkey, S Batra, AA Paul, K Panda… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Smart textiles with advanced functionalities are the new research area that attracts
researchers to contribute to the wellness of human beings and provide comfort in a daily …

Quaternary ammonium compounds: bioaccumulation potentials in humans and levels in blood before and during the Covid-19 pandemic

G Zheng, TF Webster, A Salamova - Environmental science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) are commonly used in a variety of consumer,
pharmaceutical, and medical products. In this study, bioaccumulation potentials of 18 QACs …

[HTML][HTML] Ionic liquids as potentially hazardous pollutants: Evidences of their presence in the environment and recent analytical developments

J Maculewicz, K Świacka, P Stepnowski… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ionic liquids (ILs) are considered to be very promising group of chemicals and the number of
their potential applications is growing rapidly. However, while these compounds were …

Carbon Nanotubes for Optical Detection of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds in Complex Media

HM Dewey, J Jones, S Lucas, S Hall… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) are widely used in disinfectants, cleaners,
preservatives, cosmetics, and agriculture. Recently, QACs have been detected in the human …

The first detection of quaternary ammonium compounds in breast milk: Implications for early-life exposure

G Zheng, E Schreder, S Sathyanarayana… - Journal of exposure …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Background Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs), commonly used in
cleaning, disinfecting, and personal care products, have recently gained worldwide attention …