Scientists in Germany’s Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, or the BfR, were stunned to learn that only 20% of tattoo ink ...

January inevitably brings a sense of renewal, a steadfast optimism one hopes for despite the uncertainty of months ahead.

The pigments are insoluble and therefore constitute the solid fraction of the ink. The quantity and distribution pattern of ...

Americans are unwittingly exposing themselves to tattoo inks that contain organ-damaging chemicals, disturbing new research has revealed. An analysis of 54 inks commonly used in tattoo parlors ...

However, when these cells, called macrophages, interact with tattoo pigments, there’s a problem. The pigment particles cannot readily be broken down by the enzymes carried by the macrophage.

In 1985 at a construction site just outside Nashville, workers uncovered a small bundle of sharpened turkey bones and other ...

Sometimes people get a permanent tattoo then later decide they no longer want it. Life situations change or maybe the tattoo ...

This is the layer that tattoo pigments reside in. Sunlight compounds the effect by triggering a process called photoreduction, which turns silver ions into metallic silver or related compounds.

It's time for an upgrade. The Laboratory for Emergent Nanomaterials is re-thinking the tattoo pigment as a way to permanently embed new technologies in the skin. These researchers have been ...

Recent research has focused on the safety and composition of tattoo inks, the biological effects of pigments, and the regulatory frameworks surrounding these products. Understanding these factors ...

Pigment-specific laser technology generates green, red, or near-infrared light to selectively target intracellular melanosomes or tattoo pigment. Pigment-specific lasers are also used to eradicate ...