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Chemotechnique Diagnostics, Malmo, Sweden, is recognized around the world as a leader in providing highest quality haptens and accessories to the patch testing medical specialty. Only Chemotechnique's 550 hapten portfolio is approved by Health Canada so practitioners can perform their patch testing with confidence. Chemotechnique's patented leak free "I-Q" chamber is utilized on the most advanced and proven IQ-ULTRA and the water resistant IQ-ULTIMATE chamber
formats. Dormer Laboratories Inc., Toronto, Ontario, is Chemotechnique's North American Distributor.
Chemotechnique Diagnostics - the
trusted name in patch testing!
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Now Available: Metal, Metal Extended and Implant Series
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| The division of the Metal Series was done to reduce superfluous testing and to enable metal testing alongside baseline testing.
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Metal Series (MET-1000, 30 haptens)
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| The Metal Series is a selection of haptens (metals present in everyday objects and occupational items, such as jewelry, coins, tools, etc.) which commonly cause contact allergy The Metal Series now contains markers for all relevant culprit chemicals, but not in all concentrations or variants. The series can be considered as a metal initial screening test.
(For full Series lIsting: Click 'Series', Scroll down to MET-1000)
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Metal Series Extended (METE-1000, 25 haptens)
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The Metal Series Extended is an extension to the Metal Series, providing alternate concentrations, vehicles and additional markers to metals found in the Metal Series. .contains metals which are present in jewelry, coins and tools, etc. The series contains common metals which are found in alloys and in the general environment.
(For full Series Listing: Click 'Series', Scroll down to METE-1000)
The Implant Series includes the metals which are found in metal-based implants, whether teeth implants or structural orthopaedic implants such as for knees and hips, etc. In addition to the more obvious metals found in implants, one should also consider the bone cements and antibiotics used in such implantation procedures.
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Implant Series (IMP-1000, 44 haptens)
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The Implant Series contains chemicals and substances which are included in implants. The implant Series is based on comprehensive scientific research and recommendations from various research groups. This Implant Series consists of haptens found in metal implants, bone cement and antibiotics, which are all known to cause contact allergy.
(For full Series Listing: Click 'Series', Scroll down to IMP-1000)
The Metals of interest include: Aluminium, Beryllium, Cadmium, Copper, Gallium, Gold, Indium, Iridium, Iron, Manganese, Mercury, Molybdenum, Nickel, Palladium, Platinum, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Silver, Tantalum, Tin, Titanium, Tungsten, Vanadium, Zinc, and Zirconium.
The Bone Cements of interest include the following haptens: Ethyl acrylate, Methyl methacrylate, Niobium chloride, Sodium tungstate dihydrate and Zirconium dioxide
The Antibiotics and additional constituents of interest include the following haptens: Bacitracin, Benzoyl peroxide, Chlorhexidene, Gentamycin, Hydroquinone, Neomycin, Tobramycin, and Vancomycin.
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Conferences
Year 2023
2023 Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
Friday, February 24th to Sunday, February 27th, 2023
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
900 East Market Street, San Antonio, TX 78200
34th Annual Meeting of the
American Contact Dermatitis Society
Thursday, March 16th, 2023
InterContinental Hotel, 444 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70103
website: www.contactderm.org
2023 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA
American Academy of Dermatology
Friday, March 17th to Sunday, March19th, 2023
Dormer/Chemotechnique - Exhibit 1842
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
900 Convention Center Blvd, Level 1 - Halls D to H
New Orleans, LA 70130
website: www.aad.org
2023 Annual Meeting, Toronto, ON
Canadian Dermatology Association /
Association canadienne de dermatologie
Wednesday, June 14th to Saturday, June 17th, 2023
The Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, Toronto, ON
website: www.dermatology.ca
Announcements
The following haptens are temporarily unavailable due to material supply chain issues. When they become available again, it will be announced below:
Temporarily unavailable:
D-012 Dimethylol dihydroxy ethylene urea 4.5% Aq
E-023 ETHYL CYANOACRYLATE 10% Pet
L-003 HYDROXYISOHEXYL 3-CYCLOHEXENE CARBOXALDEHYDE 5% Pet
Mx-16 Ethyleneurea, melamine formaldehyde mix 5% Pet
MX-30 Textile dye mix 6.6% pet is not available as a single hapten and in series TF-1000, NA-1000 and NAE-65
T-009 Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate (TDI) 2.0% PET
Now available:
C-059 Carmine 2.5% pet
I-002 Isoeugenol 2.0% pet
MX-30 Textile dye mix 6.6% pet is now available in series S-1000 & NAC-80
Discontinued:
A-013 Ammonium tetrachloro-platinate(II) 0.25% aq is discontinued starting 5 December 2022.
Changed:
A-010 Ammonium hexachloro-platinate(IV) 0.1% aq will replace A-013 Ammonium tetrachloro-platinate(II) 0.25% aq in series IMP-1000 & MET-1000 starting 5 December 2022.
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