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In the Laboratory
A Simple Preparative Method to Evaluate Total UV Protection by Commercial Sunscreens
Shouei Fujishige, Sumiko Takizawa, and Kaoru Tsuzuki
Laboratory for Polymers and Textiles, Tokyo Kasei University, Tokyo 173-8602, Japan

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December 2001
Vol. 78 No. 12
p. 1678

Abstract
The optical transparency of a cellulose membrane in the UV region is equivalent to that of a high-quality quartz plate. A simple preparative method to obtain UV absorption spectra of sunscreens over two length regions, UVB and UVA, is presented with some experimental results obtained using a Visking tubular membrane. The thickness of the optical path can be controlled by simple squeezing at the surface of the membrane holding the creamy sample in the tubular space on a flat plate.
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*  Citation
Fujishige, Shouei; Takizawa, Sumiko; Tsuzuki, Kaoru. J. Chem. Educ. 2001 78 1678.
*  Keywords
Consumer Chemistry; Laboratory Instruction; Materials Science; Safety / Hazardous Materials; UV-Vis Spectroscopy
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