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. 2019 Dec 9;14:9707–9719. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S225451

Table 1.

The Quality Control Criteria of EpiKutis® Model

Items Criteria
Apparent evaluation Dry, flat, and no shrink.
Intact epidermis construction
1. Stratum basal layer;
Histological examination 2. Stratum spinosum layer;
(Hematoxylin and eosin stain) 3. Stratum granulosum layer;
4. Multilayered stratum corneum.
Cell viability 1.0 ≤ OD570 ≤ 2.5
Barrier functiona 1 hrs ≤ ET50 ≤ 3 hrs

Note: aEstimated by ET50, the exposure time required to reduce cell viability of EpiKutis® by 50% when added 0.1% Triton-X100.