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December 11, 2015

HUMAN TISSUE MODEL FOR VAGINAL IRRITATION STUDIES.

Recently, EpiVaginal™, a tissue culture-based model of the vaginal epithelium, has been developed. Normal, human ectocervico-vaginal (ECV) epithelial cells were induced to form a three-dimensional tissue using specially formulated serum free medium. The in vitro tissue reproduces many of the... Read More
December 11, 2015

NEW EPIDERMAL MODEL FOR DERMAL IRRITANCY TESTING.

A model of the human epidermis, EpiDerm™, based on neonatal, foreskin-derived normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEK) has been developed over the past 18 months at MatTek Corporation. Cultured in easily handled Millicell® CM (Millipore Corp.) cell culture inserts, the model... Read More