3-D Printed skin to replace animal testing

Could a 3D-Printed Skin Imitation Replace Animal Testing for Cosmetics?

A research team from the Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) in Austria and India’s Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) have been working on the development of 3D-printed imitations of human skin that could potentially be used to replace animals in cosmetics testing. Directive 2010/63/EU, European legislation “on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes,” laid out restrictions for testing cosmetics and their ingredients on an…

New 3D-printed skin could end cosmetic testing on animals, scientists say

Material may also offer method to test tissue regeneration medicines

3-D Printed skin to replace animal testing

A research team is developing a 3D-printed skin imitation equipped with living cells in order to test nanoparticles from cosmetics without animal testing.

3D-printed 'skin' could make testing cosmetics on animals obsolete

Chances are, you or someone you know has used a cosmetic product that was tested on animals. Though once a common practice, it has faced fierce backlash from animal welfare organizations, who argue that animal testing is unnecessarily cruel. At least 44 countries and 12 U.S. states have already passed legislation banning the practice, with some also prohibiting the sale of cosmetics tested on animals. At the same time, testing on animal cells ca…

Subscribe to our WhatsApp channel and bring the information in the palm of your hand. The 3D printed skin that could replace the use of animals in cosmetics Researchers from Austria and India develop an artificial skin printed in 3D with layers of hydrogel and living human cells. This innovation seeks to replace cosmetic tests in animals, still in force in many countries. The model simulates human skin and reacts to substances like a person woul…

3D-Printed Skin: A Promising Alternative to Animal Testing in Cosmetics

Most people never consider the amount of research and testing that goes into everyday items like cosmetics. From researching and developing new shades and colors, all the way to safety testing, the cosmetics industry is a state-of-the-art sector that relies on a variety of methods to ensure its products are safe. Here's how one team of engineers seeks to reduce animal testing in the market through the introduction of 3D-printed living skin. Why …