Publications, Abstracts & Patents

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Peer-reviewed publications, conference abstracts, and patents from Lebrun Labs on human-relevant, nonanimal safety testing methods.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Original research published in scientific journals. Click any title to read the full abstract, plain-language summary, and source links.

September 2024

Evaluation of a New In Chemico Skin Corrosion Test

Toxicology In Vitro, Vol. 100, 2024

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April 2022

Ascorbic acid specifically reduces the misclassification of nonirritating reactive chemicals in the OptiSafe™ macromolecular eye irritation test

Toxicology In Vitro, Vol. 80, 2022

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October 2021

Modeling the antioxidant properties of the eye reduces the false-positive rate of a nonanimal eye irritation test (OptiSafe)

Toxicology In Vitro, Vol. 76, 2021

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April 2021

Same-chemical comparison of nonanimal eye irritation test methods: BCOP, EpiOcular™, ICE, Ocular Irritection®, OptiSafe™, and STE

Toxicology In Vitro, Vol. 72, 2021

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December 2019

An in vitro depth of injury prediction model for a histopathologic classification of EPA and GHS eye irritants

Toxicology In Vitro, Vol. 61, 2019

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Conference Abstracts

Presentations and meeting abstracts from scientific conferences. Click any title for the full summary and service context.

June 2021

Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting: Further Optimization of the OptiSafe™ Nonanimal Test Method

Protocol optimizations expanding OptiSafe™ accuracy across organic solvents, solids, and complex mixtures.

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January 2021

Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting: Repeatability of a Depth of Injury Test Method for the Classification of Eye Irritants

Within-laboratory repeatability data supporting the IVD EIT as a reproducible, regulatorily-defensible method.

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February 2020

Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting: An Improved Version of the OptiSafe™ Test with High Specificity

Improved OptiSafe™ protocol achieving higher specificity than the Draize test, with fewer false positives for safe ingredients.

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January 2020

Summer School on Innovative Approaches in Science: An Improved Version of the OptiSafe™ Test with High Specificity

Mechanistic rationale for OptiSafe™ design, presented at an international forum on innovative approach methodologies.

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February 2019

Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting: Prevalidation of the OptiSafe™ Ocular Irritation Assay for the Detection of Ocular Corrosives

Prevalidation data demonstrating OptiSafe™ reliability for detecting GHS Category 1 ocular corrosives without animal tissue.

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January 2019

Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting: Classification of EPA Ocular Irritants and Non-Irritants by the OptiSafe™ Test Method of Mixtures

OptiSafe™ performance on formulated mixtures across all four EPA eye irritation toxicity categories.

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Patents

Proprietary intellectual property developed by Lebrun Labs. Available for licensing.

Issued 2024
US 12,648,892 B2

Eyewash Formulation

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Novel eyewash formulation engineered to minimize ocular irritation during emergency eye flushing, with applications in workplace safety and ophthalmic irrigation products.

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Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number SB1ES038803. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number SB1ES025501. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R44ES036065. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.