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A curated library of ISIA publications and peer-reviewed articles covering gamma irradiation, serum science, testing methodologies, and ethical considerations in the serum industry.
Publications of Interest
Ethics
- OECD Workshop Consensus Report: Ethical Considerations with Respect to Human Derived Products in OECD TGs
- Animal Welfare and Ethics in the Collection of Blood for the Production of Fetal Bovine Serum
- Addressing Potential Ethical Issues Regarding the Supply of Human-Derived Products in OECD Test Guidelines
- Animal Welfare and Ethics
Gamma Irradiation
- Heat Treatment As A Risk Management Tool
- Gamma Irradiation of Animal Serum: An Introduction
- Gamma Irradiation of Animal Serum: Validation of Efficacy for Pathogen Reduction and Assessment of Impacts on Serum Performance
- Gamma Irradiation of Frozen Animal Serum: Dose Mapping for Irradiation Process Validation
- Gamma Irradiation of Animal Serum: Maintaining the Cold Chain Throughout the Process
- Gamma Irradiation of Animal Serum: Theoretical Basis of Impacts on Biological and Synthetic Polymers
- Gamma Irradiation of Animal Serum: General Regulatory Environment and Process Controls
Serum
- Fetal Bovine Serum – Common Attributes as a Verification of Geographical Origin
- Is your serum a forgery? The painful truth about the importance of the origin of FBS in research
- Fetal Bovine Serum — Geographical Origin and International Trade
- A Challenging Future for Fetal Bovine Serum
- Serum: A Better Characterized Biological
- Serum: What, Where & When
- Fetal Bovine Serum: Risk Management
- Fetal Bovine Serum: Geographic Origin and Regulatory Relevance of Viral Contamination
- Fetal Bovine Serum: The Impact of Geography
- Fetal Bovine Serum: What You Should Ask Your Supplier and Why
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