Medical device manufacturers use cytotoxicity testing to help prove that devices that come into contact with the human body are biocompatible. Testing results are critical for gaining market access, ...

Most cytotoxicity test “failures” trace back to controllable factors like device materials, sterilant or other chemical residues, or physicochemical characteristics of the extract - which means ...

Cytotoxicity is a broad term that refers to the negative effects of chemical or environmental changes on cell health. Cells exposed to a cytotoxic stimulus may lose metabolic activity, experience ...