How many different types of in vitro human tissue equivalents does MatTek produce?
MatTek produces 9 in vitro human tissue equivalents, all of which are derived from human epithelial cells (click on the tissue name for detailed information): * EpiDerm, our human epidermal tissue equivalent, consists of normal, human cell-derived epidermal keratinocytes that have been cultured to form a multilayered, highly differentiated model of the human epidermis. EpiDerm, also known generically as Reconstructed Human EpiDermis (RhE), has been in continuous production for over 15 years. There is also an “under-developed” version, EpiDerm-201 * EpiDermFT (EpiDerm Full Thickness), a dermal / epidermal human skin equivalent with a well-defined, fully functional basement membrane. * MelanoDerm is a human skin equivalent composed of keratinocytes and melanocytes that have been cultured to form a multilayered, highly differentiated model of the human epidermis. * Melanoma is a full thickness melanoma skin model composed of human malignant melanoma cells, normal, human-derived epidermal
