Michael Balls
Robert Combes
Nirmala Bhogal
FRAME
ISBN: 978-1-4614-3054-4
Pub Date: February 7, 2012
Pages: 286
Color Pages: 3
Figures: 65
Tables: 19
• Provides valuable and detailed insight into many of the latest techniques
• Describes several techniques, which broaden the range and improve the sensitivity and relevance of toxicity endpoints, investigated both in vitro and in vivo
• Introduces new methods and systems
1. Current Developments in Cell Culture Technology
Glyn Stacey
2. Embryonic Stem Cells in Safety Pharmacology and Toxicology
Tina C. Stummann and Susanne Bremer
3. Trends in Cell Culture Technology
Uwe Marx
4. Tissue Engineering in the Development of Replacement Technologies
Kevin M. Shakesheff and Felicity R.A.J. Rose
5. Toxicity Testing of Nanomaterials
Amanda M. Schrand, Liming Dai, John J. Schlager and Saber M. Hussain
6. Physiologically‑Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Models in Toxicity Testing and Risk Assessment
John C. Lipscomb, Sami Haddad, Torka Poet and Kannan Krishnan
7. In Silico Methods for Toxicity Prediction
Robert D. Combes
8. Luminescent Quantum Dots for Molecular Toxicology
Shivang R. Dave, Collin C. White, Terrance J. Kavanagh and Xiaohu Gao
9. Engineering Quasi‑Vivo® In Vitro Organ Models
Tommaso Sbrana and Arti Ahluwalia
10. ECVAM and New Technologies for Toxicity Testing
Michel Bouvier d’Yvoire, Susanne Bremer, Silvia Casati, Mara Ceridono, Sandra Coecke, Raffaella Corvi, Chantra Eskes, Laura Gribaldo, Claudius Griesinger, Holger Knaut, Jens P. Linge, Annett Roi and Valérie Zuang
11. Medium to High Throughput Screening: Microfabrication and Chip‑Based Technology
Yuan Wen, Xudong Zhang and Shang‑Tian Yang
12. The Use of Genomics in Model In Vitro Systems
Daniel A. Casciano
13. The Use of Integrated and Intelligent Testing Strategies in the Prediction of Toxic Hazard and in Risk Assessment
Michael Balls, Robert D. Combes and Nirmala Bhogal