On this episode of Beneath the Skin we spoke to Dr. John Swierk about his recently published research into what really is in tattoo inks. Â
The paper is Kelli Moseman, Ahshabibi Ahmed, Alexander Ruhren, and John R. Swierk  "What’s in My Ink: An Analysis of Commercial Tattoo Ink on the US Market". Analytical Chemistry 2024 96 (9), 3906-3913. DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05687 and is attached below.
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