SkinEthic Labotories

Quality controls

Biological safety controls before tissue engineering



Absence of:

  • viruses HIV 1 & 2, hepatitis B & C, cytomegalovirus
  • siphylis
  • bacteria
  • fungi
  • mycoplasma


Technical data sheets



 Reconstructed Human Epidermis (RHE)
DescriptionSkinEthic RHE/S/17
0.5 cm² reconstructed epidermis of normal human keratinocytes. Cells are grown on inert polycarbonate filter on chemically defined medium,
airlifted for 17 days.  
UsageFOR SCIENTIFIC USE ONLY - PRODUCT OF HUMAN ORIGIN
StorageThis product was prepared and packaged using aseptic techniques.

Store in an incubator at 37° C, 5% CO2 with saturated humidity. 
PassageSecond  (strain n° PK2 KRS17)
Batch number11 022A 0604
Originforeskin: 3 years
Histology
 
Quality controlsTestAcceptance criteriaResult
Immersed parallel culture at 5 days:cell growth and sterilityConform
Histological observation  
at day17 
(HES stained vertical  paraffin
sections)
Well differenciated epidermis consisting of basal, spinous, granular layers and a stratum corneum. At least 4 viable cell layers are present. Absence of significative histological abnormalities.Conform
Indicative value :

 6 cell layers
Cell viability at day17
(MTT test, n= 2)
O.D. > 0.7
O.D. = 1,399± 0,054
Biological safetyOn blood of the same donor, we have verified : 
     . Absence of HIV-1 and HIV-2 
     . Absence of hepatitis C 
     . Absence of hepatitis B 
On epidermal cell supernatant of the same donor, we have verified : 
     . Absence of mycoplasma
Expiration dateJuly 4, 2011 : day 24 of airlifted culture

Lyon, June 27, 2011
Certified and released  by Benoît Dewilde
Data validation Anne-Sophie Rigaudeau

Manufactured in accordance to the ISO9001 quality system of Skinethic.



 Episkin Small Model
Description0.38 cm² reconstructed epidermis of normal human keratinocytes.
Cells are grown on a collagen matrix, for 13 days.
UsageFOR SCIENTIFIC USE ONLY - PRODUCT OF HUMAN ORIGIN
Storage This product was prepared and packaged using aseptic techniques.
Store in an incubator at 37° C, 5% CO2 with saturated humidity.
PassageSecond (Strains n° :  01-KERA-007, 01-KERA-013, 02-KERAMR-005, 08-KERA-003)
Batch number11-EKIN-026
OriginAdult donors
Histology
 
Quality controlsTestSpecificationResult
Histologyscoring
(HES stained vertical paraffin sections, n = 6)
≥ 19.522.0 ± 0.0  (CV = 0.0 %)
Well-differentiated epidermis consisting of a basal layer, several spinous and granular layers and a thick stratum corneum
IC 50 determination
(SDS concentration,
MTT test, n = 14)
≥ 1.5 mg/ml2.3 mg/ml
Statistical Analysis :
→ Histology : probability 0.95 that  100 % of the batch  > 20
→ IC 50 : probability 0.95 that IC 50 ≥ 2.2 mg/ml (threshold value)
Biological safety On blood of the same donors, we have verified:
. the absence of HIV1 and 2 antibodies (Architect Abbott)
. the absence of hepatitis C antibodies (Architect Abbott)
. the absence of hepatitis B antigen HBs (Architect Abbott)
On epidermal cells of the same donors, we have verified:
. the absence of bacteria, fungus and mycoplasma
Expiration dateJuly 4, 2011

Lyon, June 28, 2011.
Certified and released by Isabelle GOULET, Quality Control Manager              
Manufactured in accordance to the ISO9001 quality system of Episkin.



 Human Corneal Epithelium (HCE)
Description0.33 or 0.5 cm² epithelium reconstituted by airlifted culture of transformed human corneal keratinocytes for 5 days in chemically defined medium on inert polycarbonate filters.
UsageFOR SCIENTIFIC USE ONLY - PRODUCT OF HUMAN ORIGIN
Storage This product was prepared and packaged using aseptic techniques.
Store in an incubator at 37° C, 5% CO2 with saturated humidity.
Batch number11-HCE-030
OriginImmortalized Human Corneal Epithelium cells (HCE)
Histology
 
Quality controlsTestSpecificationResult
Histology at day 5
(HES stained vertical paraffin sections, n = 9)
Number of cell layers ≥ 4
Absence of significant histological abnormalities
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Absence of significant histological abnormalities
Cell viability at day 5
(570 nm optical density,
MTT test, n = 6)
O.D ≥ 0.7O.D = 1.0
(CV = 12.1 %)
Handling:Human Corneal Epithelium is reconstructed using transformed human cells of Class 2. Its handling requires the user to conform with local regulations applicable to transformed human cells - Class 2.
Biological safety On this cell strain, we have verified :
. the absence of HIV integrated pro-viral DNA, by PCR (Amplicor)
. the absence of hepatitis C viral RNA, by rt-PCR (Amplicor)
. the absence of hepatitis B viral DNA, by PCR
. the absence of viral contamination of the virus used for the cell line immortalization
On culture supernatant, we have verified :
. the absence of mycoplasma
Expiration dateJune 13, 2011.

Lyon, June 6, 2011.
Certified and released by Isabelle GOULET, Quality Control Manager

Manufactured in accordance to the ISO9001 quality system of Episkin.