TY  - JOUR
T1  - WAter absorbing capacity of dusting powders
AU  - Sollmann T
Y1  - 1919/03/29
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1919.26110130001010a
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Association
SP  - 935
EP  - 936
VL  - 72
IS  - 13
N2  - The value of dusting powders is determined partly by their capacity for absorbing or retaining excessive fluid, for example, from the skin, from open wounds, from the intestine in dysentery, etc.These uses suggested the desirability of ascertaining the relative water absorbing capacity of these dusting powders. This was done by shaking 3 gm. of the powders with an excess of water, throwing on a filter and permitting to drain quite thoroughly, and then weighing the moist powders. All experiments were made at the same time, so as to make the results comparable. They are shown in the accompanying table.CONCLUSIONS 
    The commonly used dusting powders do not differ very materially in their capacity for holding water. However, starch, kaolin and fullers' earth are more effective than chalk or talcum.
SN  - 0002-9955
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1919.26110130001010a
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1919.26110130001010a
ER  -