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From: Chris Graham <grahamcd@aston.ac.uk>
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Subject: ISO standards for cytotoxicity
Date: 13 Feb 1997 08:47:08 GMT
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Hi

Is there any ISO/FDA standards for cytotoxicity testing of novel 
polymers?  Just needed for routine testing of cell adhesion and viabilty.
At the moment I feel in house methods using MTT assay and trypan blue 
exclusion methods need justification.   

Thanks for your help

Chris Graham 
GRAHAMCd@aston.ac.uk


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