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Poly-Oxime
October 25 , 2018
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- The Indian researchers have developed a new skin gel ‘poly-Oxime’ that inhibits the absorption of the most commonly used pesticides such as Organophosphorous compounds.
- The gel deactivates these chemicals, preventing them from going deep into the skin and organs like the brain and the lungs.
- This poly-Oxime gel made of chemically modified chitosan — found in the shells of crustaceans such as lobsters, crabs and shrimps.
- The gel has been prepared by researchers at Bangalore-based Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (InStem) from a nucleophilic polymer.
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