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Women with yellow sun glasses in front of a pink background
Mar 23 2020
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Shape matters: TiO2 in sunscreens

Sonja Schulte

Skin protection against ultraviolet (UV) radiation is necessary to reduce sunburn damage (erythema) and has been recognized as an important preventive measure against the development of cancer. Many sun-blocking pharmaceutical products are based on titanium dioxide nanomaterials (TiO2 NMs) due to their UV barrier properties. A recently published study aimed...

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Oct 10 2019
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Merck expands pigments production

Sonja Schulte

Merck is significantly expanding its global production capacities and optimizing its manufacturing processes for effect pigments. Around 750 employees work at the Gernsheim site, which is also home to the company's largest pigment production facility worldwide. The new facilities will significantly increase production capacities for silicon dioxide flakes, a special...

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