Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Differentiated tissue or organ other than blood – per se – or...
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-24
2007-07-24
Gitomer, Ralph (Department: 1657)
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Differentiated tissue or organ other than blood, per se, or...
Reexamination Certificate
active
11050955
ABSTRACT:
The method employs a piece of skin of area greater than 1 cm2cultured under conditions that maintain its viability and substantially normal structure for sufficient time for topically applied test material to potentially exert an effect. The skin includes the majority of the epidermal layer plus an appropriate amount of supporting dermis. The surface of the skin is partitioned by a surface barrier film into a pattern of isolated regions to which different test materials can be subsequently topically applied in such a way that they do not significantly migrate around the edges of the skin into the culture medium. The effect of the topically applied material on the skin is determined using an appropriate method. In a variant of the method, the temperature of the culture system is maintained at or below about 30° C. to improve the skins viability and maintain a substantially normal structure. The invention encompasses effective topically applied materials identified using the methods described herein.
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Gitomer Ralph
Shen Bin
Synergy Biosystems Ltd
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