Biocompatibility & Toxicology

February 19, 2021

ASTM published a new standard called “Standard Specification for Barrier Face Coverings” (ASTM F3502) this week. This standard specification for...

February 18, 2021

The requirements for assessing irritation for medical devices has moved from ISO 10993-10 to ISO 10993-23 and with this new...

November 16, 2020

ISO 10993-4 describes the requirements for assessing the interactions of medical devices with circulating human blood and assigns a set...

June 26, 2019

As I mentioned in my previous blog, Extractables and Leachables (E&L) for pharmaceutical packaging systems is a relatively new science,...

May 3, 2019

Introduction By Jeffery R. Nelson, President, Nelson Labs In October 2017, Nelson Labs acquired Toxikon Europe N.V., the European division...