Macrophage‐like rapid uptake and toxicity of tattoo ink in human monocytes
Cheng Lin,
Yvonne Marquardt,
Stefan Rütten
et al.
Abstract:Macrophages play a critical role for the persistence of tattoo ink in human skin. However, a comparison to other skin‐resident and blood circulating immune cells and a profound analysis of REACH‐compliant tattoo ink are unmet medical needs. We hence characterized the size distribution of ink particles using physicochemical methods. We studied the uptake of tattoo ink by key human skin cells and blood‐derived immune cells using optical and electron microscopy as well as flow cytometry. Scanning electron microsc… Show more
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