@article{ref1,
title="Preventing explosions of hydrogen gas inhalers",
journal="Medical gas research",
year="2019",
author="Kurokawa, Ryosuke and Hirano, Shin-Ichi and Ichikawa, Yusuke and Matsuo, Goh and Takefuji, Yoshiyasu",
volume="9",
number="3",
pages="160-162",
abstract="Production and excretion of hydrogen (H<sub>2</sub>) gas in human was reported in 1969, since then it has been regarded as non-toxic molecule. For preventive and therapeutic medical uses, a possible treatment for cancer was reported and another article was published on how H<sub>2</sub> acts as a therapeutic antioxidant by selectively reducing cytotoxic oxygen radicals. A variety of H<sub>2</sub> gas inhalers have been available in the market for hospital and home uses. However, H<sub>2</sub> is odorless and flammable or explosive ignited by static electricity. We have examined the safety of a variety of H<sub>2</sub> gas concentrations from the viewpoint of flammability and explosion. We have also measured concentrations of H<sub>2</sub> gas inhalers in the market respectively. This paper also details how to control H<sub>2</sub> gas concentration for preventing explosions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2045-9912",
doi="10.4103/2045-9912.266996",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2045-9912.266996"
}