Table 1.
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.