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Webinar: How GLPs Enhance the Quality of Regulated and Non-Regulated Toxicology
October 18, 2016This one-hour webinar, led by IIVS Director of Quality and Compliance, introduces some of the concepts of Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs) designed to promote study and data integrity within an in vitro toxicology framework. Applying these concepts within your own laboratory should aid in production of robust, repeatable studies. View Slides...
Medical Devices
August 24, 2016IIVS offers in vitro cytotoxicity assay using Modified Eagles Medium (MEM) elution and agar overlay for medical devices. These in vitro biological reactivity assays, MEM Elution and Agar Diffusion, meet the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 10993 requirements. Clients include medical devices, consumer products, and cosmetic companies with products defined as medical devices....
AGAR Overlay
August 22, 2016The agar overlay assay or agar diffusion test is an in vitro cytotoxicity assay designed to show the presence of toxic material eluted from a test sample as it affects L929 cells cultured in the presence of the test article. Test articles are placed onto the agar surface overlaid onto a L929 cell monolayer preventing direct damage while allowing diffusion of leachable chemicals from the sample. After treatment, the cells are exposed to neutral red dye to differentiate between the viable...