New MatTek Technical References July 2009

Listed below are the MatTek In Vitro Product Technical References added to the Web site in JULY 2009. Click on the technical reference TITLE to review full citation information as well as a detailed summary.

• AN IN VITRO SKIN IRRITATION TEST (SIT) USING THE EPIDERM RECONSTRUCTED HUMAN EPIDERMAL (RHE) MODEL. (VIDEO Protocol)
  
  SUMMARY:
  This peer-reviewed, PubMed-indexed VIDEO technical article produced by scientists at MatTek Corp. and published in JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) provides detailed instructions on how to perform the ECVAM-Validated EpiDerm Skin Irritation Test (SIT) Method, a stand-alone non-animal replacement for traditional animal-based skin irritation tests.
  
  
  
• TO DEVELOP AN IN-VITRO (EFT-300) SKIN MODEL FOR THE STUDY OF WOUND HEALING.
  
  SUMMARY:
  This study by scientists at Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and MatTek Corp. demonstrated that MatTek’s EpiDermFT full-thickness in vitro human skin tissue equivalent is an excellent in vitro model for studying the human skin wound healing process.