Regulatory reference: | Proprietary method |
Claim: | Mucoadhesive effect |
Application field: | Finished products for direct application on external mucosae. |
Description of the test: | Gravimetric analysis of the adhesion of a product on a layer of mucin against the same product on an untreated plane. Detachment kinetics in terms of percentage of adhesion against a non-adhesive control. |
Regulatory reference: | Proprietary method |
Claim: | Resistance to washing off by saliva |
Application field: | Finished products for oral application. |
Description of the test: | Analysis of the resistance to washing off by artificial saliva by gravimetric analysis of the dry weight of the sample before and after washes in controlled conditions. |
Regulatory reference: | Proprietary method |
Claim: | Mucoadhesive effect |
Application field: | Finished products for direct application on external mucosae. |
Description of the test: | Analysis of the resistance to washing off with and without a basal layer of mucin. Determination of the percentage of resistance against the same product on substrate without mucin. |
Regulatory reference: | Regulation 1223/209 |
Claim: | Titer of substances and Limit of preservatives |
Application field: | Preservatives, dyes, sunscreen filters. |
Description of the test: | Quantification method for the measurement of the titer of substances by HPLC, UPLC, GC-MS after preparative steps. |
Regulatory reference: | ICH or ISO |
Claim: | Accelerated stability tests |
Application field: | Medical devices and cosmetics. |
Description of the test: | Accelerated stability test according to ICH guidelines and ISO regulatory requirements, for medical devices and cosmetics. |
Regulatory reference: | ISO 10993-10 |
Claim: | Biocompatible |
Application field: | Finished products, textiles, solid products by eluate. |
Description of the test: | Biocompatibility test: triple analysis for irritation, cytotoxicity and sensitization potential. |
Regulatory reference: | ISO 11930 for cosmetics; European Pharmacopoeia for medical devices |
Claim: | Efficacy of preservatives |
Application field: | Cosmetics and medical devices. |
Description of the test: | Challenge test for the evaluation of the efficacy of preservative systems according to ISO guidelines (for cosmetics) and European Pharmacopoeia (for medical devices). |