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http://dx.doi.org/10.5620/eht.2014.29.e2014004

Skin corrosion and irritation test of sunscreen nanoparticles using reconstructed 3D human skin model  

Choi, Jonghye (College of Pharmacy, Dongduk Women's University)
Kim, Hyejin (College of Pharmacy, Dongduk Women's University)
Choi, Jinhee (School of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul)
Oh, Seung Min (Fusion Technology Laboratory, Hoseo University)
Park, Jeonggue (Korea Environmental Institute)
Park, Kwangsik (College of Pharmacy, Dongduk Women's University)
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Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology / v.29, no., 2014 , pp. 4.1-4.10 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives Effects of nanoparticles including zinc oxide nanoparticles, titanium oxide nanoparticles, and their mixtures on skin corrosion and irritation were investigated by using in vitro 3D human skin models ($KeraSkin^{TM}$) and the results were compared to those of an in vivo animal test. Methods Skin models were incubated with nanoparticles for a definite time period and cell viability was measured by the 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2.5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide method. Skin corrosion and irritation were identified by the decreased viability based on the pre-determined threshold. Results Cell viability after exposure to nanomaterial was not decreased to the pre-determined threshold level, which was 15% after 60 minutes exposure in corrosion test and 50% after 45 minutes exposure in the irritation test. IL-$1{\alpha}$ release and histopathological findings support the results of cell viability test. In vivo test using rabbits also showed non-corrosive and non-irritant results. Conclusions The findings provide the evidence that zinc oxide nanoparticles, titanium oxide nanoparticles and their mixture are 'non corrosive' and 'non-irritant' to the human skin by a globally harmonized classification system. In vivo test using animals can be replaced by an alternative in vitro test.
Keywords
Alternative methods; Corrosion; 3D skin model; Irritation; Nanoparticles;
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