Isophorondiamine

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer, Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles

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Last updated on: 31.08.2024

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Synonym(s)

isophorone diamines; Isophoronediamines

Definition
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Hardener for epoxy resins, also used in paint production. Also used in special adhesives. The substance is available as a test substance in paint-plastic test series (see epicutaneous test series below). Epicutaneous test: 0.5% in Vaseline. Isophoronediamine plays an important role in contact allergies to epoxy resins. Airborne contact allergies are also described.

Literature
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  1. Aalto-corte K et al (2014) Contact allergy to epoxy hardeners. Contact dermatitis 71:145-153
  2. Foti C et al (2010) Airborne allergy to isophoronediamine and epoxy resin. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 32:528-529