What is Cytotoxicity Testing?

What is Cytotoxicity Testing?

Cytotoxicity testing is a standard procedure used to evaluate the potential toxicity of medical devices at the cellular level. The term "cyto" refers to cells, and this type of testing examines whether a device or its materials could be “toxic” by inhibiting cell...
Physician’s Perspective: Packaging Consulting

Physician’s Perspective: Packaging Consulting

There are many unique skills that need to be acquired early on in a physician’s career. Most of these should come without surprise: interviewing patients, interpreting lab results, performing physical exams. But an unforeseen necessity which I learned early on was the...
Physician’s Perspective: Canyon Labs

Physician’s Perspective: Canyon Labs

“Whatever you do, don’t touch that wall behind you." Intern in the ICU “Whatever you do, don’t touch that wall behind you,” my attending physician warned as I donned a sterile gown for my first central line placement in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit (CTICU)....