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ArticleThe Journal of hospital infection2022

Molecular iodine is not responsible for cytotoxicity in iodophors.

C Freeman, E Duan, J Kessler

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Article in The Journal of hospital infection, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Review
  5. Povidone-iodine nasal spray (NasodineFrontiers in medicine · 2025
    Article
  6. Article
  7. Green Synthesized Polymeric Iodophors with Thyme as Antimicrobial Agents.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
    Article
  8. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

C FreemanI2Pure Corporation, Hudson, MA, USA.
E DuanI2Pure Corporation, Hudson, MA, USA.
J KesslerI2Pure Corporation, Hudson, MA, USA. Electronic address: jackkessler@i2pure.com.
Hudson Institute · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTen percent povidone-iodine (PVP-I) was initially promoted as 'tamed iodine' as the chemical activity of the active biocide, uncomplexed or free molecular iodine (I

aimsTo compare the staining properties of the I

methodsFive liquid compositions that contained complexed and uncomplexed (free) I

findingsConcentrations of I

conclusionThe maximum concentration of I

Indexed as

COVID-19DisinfectantsIodineAnimalsHumansIodophorsMammalsPovidone-IodineSwineDisinfectantsIodineIodophorsPovidone-Iodine10% povidone-iodine (PVP-I)Free molecular iodine (I(2))HypodermisIodineIodine cytotoxicityIodine out-gassingUncomplexed iodine

Identifiers

PMID35124143
PMCPMC8813190
OpenAlexW4220897482

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