A novel in vivo test method for evaluating the infrared radiation protection provided by sunscreen products

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Su Ji Kim ◽  
Jiyoun Bae ◽  
Sung Eun Lee ◽  
Jun Bae Lee ◽  
Chun Ho Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Protection ◽  
Infrared Radiation ◽  
Test Method ◽  
In Vivo Test ◽  
Sunscreen Products

Reproducibility and Workability of the European Test Standard EN 12791 Regarding the Effectiveness of Surgical Hand Antiseptics A Randomized, Multicenter Trial

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (9) ◽  
pp. 935-939 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manfred Rotter ◽  
Michael Kundi ◽  
Miranda Suchomel ◽  
Hans-Peter Harke ◽  
Axel Kramer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reduction Factor ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Test Model ◽  
Reference Formulation ◽  
In Vivo Test ◽  
Skin Flora ◽  
Hand Antisepsis ◽  
Viable Bacteria ◽  
The Mean

Objectives.To evaluate the reproducibility and workability of the in vivo test model of the European test standard EN 12791 regarding the effectiveness of surgical hand antiseptics and, as a secondary objective, to evaluate the power of the model to discriminate between the effectiveness of various formulations of surgical hand antiseptics.Design.Prospective, randomized, multicenter study with a Latin square design.Setting.Five laboratories at 2 universities, 2 disinfectant manufacturers, and 1 private testing institution.Participants.Twenty healthy adults in each laboratory.Intervention.Surgical hand antisepsis was performed by scrubbing with chlorhexidine gluconate 4% detergent (CHG) or by rubbing the hands with propan-2-OL (70% by volume; Iso 70) or ethanol 85% (E 85); rubbing the hands and forearms for 3 minutes with propan-1-OL (N 60) was used as the reference disinfection procedure. We deliberately chose to use these antiseptics at the given concentrations because they were intended to cover the range of typical antiseptics submitted for approval according to EN 12791.Methods.In once-weekly tests, the immediate effects of the 4 antiseptics were established according to the method laid down in EN 12791 by assessing the release of skin flora from the fingertips as viable bacteria counts per milliliter of sampling fluids before treatment and viable bacteria counts immediately after treatment, separately for both hands, such that after 4 weeks each volunteer had used every formulation once.Results.The mean log reduction factor (RF) for the release of bacterial skin flora (the log RF was calculated as the log count before treatment minus the log count after treatment) and corresponding standard deviations for the 4 hand antisepsis formulations were as follows: for CHG, 1.1 ± 0.3 colony-forming units (cfu) per milliliter of sampled fluid; for Iso 70, 1.7 ± 0.3 cfu/mL; for E 85, 2.1 ± 0.3 cfu/mL; and for N 60, 2.4 ± 0.4 cfu/mL. The differences between these values proved significant (P<.001) by analysis of variance and in Tukey's “honestly significantly different” (HSD) post hoc test. Although, with regard to their immediate antibacterial activity, the same ranking of these antiseptics was found at all laboratories, the levels of efficacy were significantly different across laboratories (P<.001); no statistical difference was found between left and right hands (P>.01). Relating the log RF values of the other 3 formulations to those of the reference formulation (N 60) abolished differences between laboratories (P = .16); in addition, the interclass correlation coefficient decreased from 9.1% to 4.5%. With 20 volunteers, a minimum difference of 0.47 log between the mean log RFs of the reference formulation and an inferior test formulation will be detected as significant at an α of .05 (1-sided) and a 1 — β value of .8.Conclusion.The test method described in EN 12791 yielded the same conclusion on the effectiveness of the tested formulations in every laboratory and proved, therefore, reproducible and workable.

Water protective effect of barrier creams and moisturizing creams: a new in vivo test method

1996 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 219-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederik de Fine Olivarius ◽  
Alice Brinch Hansen ◽  
Tonny Karlsmark ◽  
Hans Christian Wolf
Keyword(s):  
Protective Effect ◽  
Test Method ◽  
In Vivo Test

scholarly journals The Research of Toxicity and Sensitization Potential of PEGylated Silver and Gold Nanomaterials

Toxics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 355
Author(s):  
Dong-Han Lee ◽  
Seo-Yoon Choi ◽  
Ki-Kyung Jung ◽  
Jun-Young Yang ◽  
Ja-young Jeong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
The Body ◽  
Test Method ◽  
In Vitro Test ◽  
Skin Sensitization ◽  
In Vivo Test ◽  
Gold Silver ◽  
Original Group

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a polymer used for surface modification of important substances in the modern pharmaceutical industry and biopharmaceutical fields. Despite the many benefits of PEGylation, there is also the possibility that the application and exposure of the substance may cause adverse effects in the body, such as an immune response. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the sensitization responses that could be induced through the intercomparison of nanomaterials of the PEG-coated group with the original group. We selected gold/silver nanomaterials (NMs) for original group and PEGylated silver/gold NMs in this study. First, we measured the physicochemical properties of the four NMs, such as size and zeta potential under various conditions. Additionally, we performed the test of the NM’s sensitization potential using the KeratinoSens™ assay for in vitro test method and the LLNA: 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine (BrdU)-FCM for in vivo test method. The results showed that PEGylated-NMs did not lead to skin sensitization according to OECD TG 442 (alternative test for skin sensitization). In addition, gold nanomaterial showed that cytotoxicity of PEGylated-AuNMs was lower than AuNMs. These results suggest the possibility that PEG coating does not induce an immune response in the skin tissue and can lower the cytotoxicity of nanomaterials.

Defibrotide Inhibits Platelet Activation by Cathepsin G Released From Stimulated Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes

1992 ◽  
Vol 67 (06) ◽  
pp. 660-664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virgilio Evangelista ◽  
Paola Piccardoni ◽  
Giovanni de Gaetano ◽  
Chiara Cerletti
Keyword(s):  
Platelet Activation ◽  
Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes ◽  
Direct Interaction ◽  
Cathepsin G ◽  
In Vivo Test ◽  
Cell Functions ◽  
Test Models ◽  
Antithrombotic Effects

SummaryDefibrotide is a polydeoxyribonucleotide with antithrombotic effects in experimental animal models. Most of the actions of this drug have been observed in in vivo test models but no effects have been reported in in vitro systems. In this paper we demonstrate that defibrotide interferes with polymorphonuclear leukocyte-induced human platelet activation in vitro. This effect was not related to any direct interaction with polymorphonuclear leukocytes or platelets, but was due to the inhibition of cathepsin G, the main biochemical mediator of this cell-cell cooperation. Since cathepsin G not only induces platelet activation but also affects some endothelial cell functions, the anticathepsin G activity of defibrotide could help to explain the antithrombotic effect of this drug.

Comparative Evaluation of In Vitro and In Vivo Assays for the Detection of Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus as a Contaminant of Live Poultry Vaccines

1998 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 629-634
Author(s):  
Emiliana Falcone ◽  
Edoardo Vignolo ◽  
Livia Di Trani ◽  
Simona Puzelli ◽  
Maria Tollis
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Bronchitis Virus ◽  
Serological Response ◽  
Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus ◽  
Animal Testing ◽  
Rt Pcr ◽  
Pcr Assay ◽  
In Vivo Test ◽  
Infectious Bronchitis

A reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay specific for identifying avian infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) in poultry vaccines, and the serological response to IBV induced by the inoculation of chicks with a Newcastle disease vaccine spiked with the Massachusetts strain of IBV, were compared for their ability to detect IBV as a contaminant of avian vaccines. The sensitivity of the IBV-RT-PCR assay provided results which were at least equivalent to the biological effect produced by the inoculation of chicks, allowing this assay to be considered a valid alternative to animal testing in the quality control of avian immunologicals. This procedure can easily be adapted to detect a number of contaminants for which the in vivo test still represents the only available method of detection.

scholarly journals Wafer-Scale Fabrication and Assembly Method of Multichannel Microelectrode Arrays for ECoG Application

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 316
Author(s):  
Cong Wang ◽  
Yu-Chen Wei ◽  
Ho-Kun Sung ◽  
Alok Kumar ◽  
Zhong-Liang Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Printed Circuit Boards ◽  
Electrochemical Impedance ◽  
Microelectrode Arrays ◽  
Absence Seizure ◽  
Curing Conditions ◽  
Wafer Scale ◽  
In Vivo Test ◽  
Assembly Method ◽  
Signal Recording

High density electrocorticography (ECoG)-based microelectrode arrays (MEAs) are fabricated to timely record the neural activities to provide the fundamental understanding in neuroscience and biomedical engineering. This paper aims to introduce a device-based concept and wafer-scale fabrication process for MEAs. Flexible and biocompatible polyimide is applied on MEAs to bear all possible stress and strain. Detailed fabrication key techniques, including surface treatment, polyimide stability measurement, evaporation process, and curing conditions, have been discussed thoroughly. Moreover, the fabricated polyimide-based MEAs are surface-mounted on well-packaged printed circuit boards (PCBs) via a slot-type connector without any additional wire bonding to make the signal recording process easier. An absence seizure was recorded during the in vivo test, which shows the availability of signal recording based on the presented MEAs. The proposed MEAs could be remained at the skull, while the connector and PCBs can be disassembled apart. Therefore, the testing sample will get less suffering. To verify the robustness of the fabricated MEAs, the impedance properties were characterized using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The measured results indicate an average impedance of 12.3 ± 0.675 kΩ at 1 kHz. In total, 10 groups of MEAs were sample tested, and over 90% of the total 60 channels per 1-MEAs operated efficiently.

scholarly journals Defect structures of sodium and chloride co-substituted hydroxyapatite and its osseointegration capacity

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (9) ◽  
pp. 5493-5508
Author(s):  
Dong Su Yoo ◽  
Jung Sang Cho ◽  
Yong-Chae Chung ◽  
Sang-Hoon Rhee
Keyword(s):  
Binding Energies ◽  
Dissolution Behavior ◽  
Total System ◽  
Carbonate Apatite ◽  
In Vivo Test ◽  
Co Substitution ◽  
Constituent Elements ◽  
Low Crystalline ◽  
Charged Point

AbstractA defect structure and osseointegration capacity of sodium and chloride co-substituted hydroxyapatite (NaClAp) were newly studied. The NaClAp was prepared by reacting H3PO4 and Ca(OH)2 with NaNO3 and NH4Cl followed by sintering; pure hydroxyapatite (HAp) was synthesized as a control. After sintering, the co-substitution of Ca and OH with Na and Cl, respectively, produced charged point defects at Ca and PO4 sites. Also, OH molecules partially adopted a head-on structure. The calculated total system energy of NaClAp was higher, whereas the binding energies between each constituent elements and system were lower than those of HAp. These results suggest that NaClAp was less stable than HAp, due to the formation of various defects by co-substitution of Na and Cl. Indeed, NaClAp exhibited higher dissolution behavior in simulated body fluid (SBF) compared with HAp. Accordingly, this increased the capability to produce low crystalline hydroxyl carbonate apatite, likely due to the increasing degree of apatite supersaturation in SBF. Besides, the NaClAp granules showed noticeable improvements in osseointegration capacity four weeks after in vivo test compared with HAp. Collectively, these results imply that the defects made by multiple ion substitutions are useful to increase osseointegration capacity of hydroxyapatite.

Matching Therapists' Predicates: An in Vivo Test of Effectiveness

1983 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 207-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Thomas Dowd ◽  
Ann G. Hingst
Keyword(s):  
Neurolinguistic Programming ◽  
Representational System ◽  
In Vivo Test ◽  
Interview Situation ◽  
Rating Form ◽  
Interview Condition ◽  
Student Volunteers ◽  
Counselor Rating ◽  
Evaluation Inventory

The theory of neurolinguistic programming predicts that a therapist's matching of a client's primary representational system, as expressed in the client's predicates, should result in increased therapist's rapport and social influence. This hypothesis was tested in an actual interview situation. Six relatively inexperienced therapists, two each in predicate matching, predicate mismatching, and predicate no-matching conditions, conducted a 30-min. interview with nine undergraduate student volunteers each, for a total of 54 subjects. After the appropriate interview condition was completed, subjects rated their therapists on the Counselor Rating Form and the Counseling Evaluation Inventory. No significant differences among the three conditions on any of the measures were found. Results are compared with those of previous research on assessment and primary representational system matching in analogue situations.

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