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Feb 11, 2008 | 09:02 AM CST
ICCVAM Creates Five Year Plan
The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) has created a five year plan to reduce, refine and replace the use of animals in research and product testing.
Feb 05, 2008 | 08:46 AM CST
Testing Tactics: REACH and In vitro Alternatives: Skin Irritation Testing
By: Robert Holtz, BioInnovation Laboratories
Welcome back to a continuing discussion regarding the new Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) regulation and its impact on chemical testing. It is the purpose of this series of articles to provide an overview of these existing validated in vitro methods, as well as new methods that are being considered for validation.
Feb 05, 2008 | 08:20 AM CST
Texture Analysis to Quantify Skin Care Product Efficacy
By: Katie Schaefer
Using a texture analyzer to measure the tightness of the skin before and after the application of selected treatments, the authors demonstrate the potential of texture analysis instrumentation in testing the efficacy of skin care products and substantiating skin tightening claims.
Feb 05, 2008 | 08:13 AM CST
Research Pathways to Photostable Sunscreens
By: Craig Bonda, The HallStar Company
This article provides a visual depiction of pathways that UV filters undergo when exposed to solar radiation; such pathways often lead to photo-instability. A fluorescence technique is described that has led the author to identify compounds that preserve photostability in a novel manner— by quenching the UV filter’s singlet excited state.
Jan 04, 2008 | 10:43 AM CST
In Sight—QOL Testing: Complementing Clinicals
By: K. Schaefer, Cosmetics & Toiletries magazine
Personal care efficacy tests are known to test the physical effects or toxicity of products, often omitting more abstract and possibly equally as important factors such as well-being.
Jan 04, 2008 | 10:14 AM CST
A Dermatological View: Tandem Irritants With Synergistic, Additive or Quenching Effects on the Skin
By: F. Kartono, Western University of Health Scien…
In this article the results of six published tandem irritation studies are evaluated; possible mechanisms and clinical ramifications, albeit complex, are discussed. The clinical relevance of tandem irritation among cosmetics users and in many occupational settings appears obvious and suggests the need for further studies clarifying its principles and mechanisms.
Dec 18, 2007 | 05:53 PM CST
Biochip Takes the Next Step Toward Replacing Animal Testing
Researchers at Rensselaer, the University of California-Berkeley, and Solidus Biosciences Inc. have developed a biochip that can mimic the effects of metabolism and analyze materials for toxicity.
Dec 03, 2007 | 01:28 PM CST
Testing Tactics—REACH and In vitro Alternatives: Corrosive Potential Testing
By: Robert Holtz, BioInnovation Laboratories
The authors of the REACH directive had the foresight to recognize the impact of such a large amount of testing on animal use and mandated that in vitro testing methods should be used as animal testing alternatives whenever possible.
Dec 03, 2007 | 11:40 AM CST
Rheological Characterization of a Modified Taurate Acrylic Polymer for Skin Care
By: Andrea Mitarotonda and Arianna Benetti, Lamber…
The rheology of a pre-neutralized, hydrophobically modified acrylic polymer was investigated by dynamic mechanical measurements using this methodological approach to establish its viscoelastic profile and stability in formulations. Properties of several polymer-containing emulsions were studied and their particle size distribution investigated by laser diffraction.
Nov 06, 2007 | 05:00 PM CST
Ex Vivo Porcine Developed as Alternative to Animal Testing
Symrise and Cutech Srl have developed a new skin model out of pig skin as an alternative to animal testing.