EpiDerm In Vitro Tissue Skin Model Relevance, Reproducibility Demonstrated
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
EpiDerm in vitro skin tissue demonstrated a stronger correlation to in vivo skin irritation than EpiSkin and Cosmital tissues and the best intra-lot and inter-lot reproducibility, EpiDerm manufacturer MatTek reports in a white paper released May 15 summarizing the two study results
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