Micropore and allergy info

Daytonite, BSN, RN · May 9, 2006

Are you looking for manufacture's information about it, or looking for a place where you can purchase it?

AussieKylie · May 9, 2006

Hi Daytonite

I am looking for information about micropore allergies.

Daytonite, BSN, RN · May 9, 2006

micropore surgical tape is trademarked and manufactured in the u.s. by 3m (minnesota mining and manufacturing). i was able to find it listed on 3m's product list. however, the link to get more information (i was trying to find manufacturing specifications on it) did not work. this is it:

http://www.3m.com/product/m_index/micropore_surgical_tape,_3m_(eb)_00.jhtml#topofpage

you can go to this page on their site of their medical division. there is an address there where you can write to them for information at this page:

http://www.3m.com/product/3m%20business%20units-24.jhtml

i was, however, able to view the material safety data sheet (msds) for micropore surgical tape for australia

http://multimedia.mmm.com/mws/mediawebserver.dyn?ddddddzfyj4r&3stfohwykmmtpspyj4em3fd0lr--

under section #3 (composition) it lists the adhesive as acrylate and the backing as nonwoven rayon. i don't know what backsize is, (maybe it's that slick stuff on the cardboard spindle that the beginning end of the tape is first applied to) but it consists of urethane. so, i guess acrylate, urethane and rayon would be the three ingredients in the manufacture of this tape. so, if you're looking for allergic reaction information you would need to look to those three substances. in reading on allergies it seems that most articles refer to adhesives as rosins.

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/health_advice/examinations/patchtesting.htm - i linked you to this page because it starts off with a description of the difference between irritant contact dermatitis and allergic contact dermatitis.

http://www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologic_diseases/allergic_contact_d.html - an explanation about allergic contact dermatitis

http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic84.htm - more extensive professional discussion of allergic contact dermatitis

http://www.fpnotebook.com/ent11.htm

you're the third australian student looking for information that i would categorize in the immunity/inflammation category as allergies involve antigens. are you also looking for the pathophysiology of how the body develops an allergy?