Skin 3-D Models and Cosmetics Toxicity

Chapter 1. Editorial: 3D Skin models for cosmetic safety/ toxicity studies: Bridging established methods and novel technologies.- Chapter 2. Artificial skin models for animal-free testing: 3D Skin reconstruct approach, a journey in past two decades.- Chapter 3. Fabrication of ready-to-use ex vivo human skin models for chemical testing: current status and challenges.- Chapter 4. Human skin reconstructs model systems in mechanistic research, safety and efficacy studies of cosmetics: Pros and cons.- Chapter 5. Skin-on-a-Chip Microfluidic Devices: Production, Verification and Uses in Cosmetic Toxicology.- Chapter 6. 3D Bioprinting of skin tissue model.- Chapter 7. Solar radiations and phototoxicity of cosmetics: Avenues of in vitro skin models.- Chapter 8. Cosmetic Ingredients: Various Efficacy-Based testing methods in the 3D Skin based Model Systems.- Chapter 9. Animal component-free medium for long term maintenance of human skin explants and its application in toxicity studies of cosmetics.- Chapter 10. Regulatory requirements for safety/efficacy assessment of cosmetics/nano cosmetics products: Challenges and opportunities.- Chapter 11. Integrated approaches to testing and assessment (IATA) for cosmetic and personal health care products.- Chapter 12. Approach for in-silico validation of safety/ toxicity data for cosmetics.- Chapter 13. Role of omics approaches in the toxicity/ safety studies of cosmetics.- Chapter 14. Application of 3D skin models in safety/ toxicity of fragrances, flavors, hair dyes, preservatives and colorants.- Chapter 15. Toxicokinetic and toxicodynamic studies of cosmetics and personal health care products using 3D skin models: Progress made and path ahead

Professor AB Pant is a seasoned toxicologist with over thirty years of active research career. Presently serving as 'Senior Principal Scientist' at CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, and also a 'Professor' of Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research, an Institution of National Importance set up by the Act of Parliament, Government of India. In the scientific fraternity, Professor Pant is renowned for his elegant research on the application of human stem cells and iPSCs in developmental neurotoxicity and establishing the number of in vitro model systems as an alternative to laboratory animals for biomedical research. He also founded a new discipline of "In-Vitro Toxicology" in the country. He also dedicated himself to fostering contemporary science to Post-Graduate, PhD students, researchers, and university teachers. He is a lead GLP inspector for the Government of India, and also serves as an expert for regulatory bodies, such asBIS, CDSCO, NABL, FSSAI, NGCMA, ICMR, DST, Pharmacovigilance, etc. He has won several awards and honors, including Vigyan Ratna Award-2010 (CST UP); Shakuntala Amir Chand Prize-2007 (ICMR); National Bioscience Award-2012 (DBT); Prof. KT Shetty Memorial Oration Award-2017 (Indian Academy of Neurosciences), Toxicology Promotion Award-2018 (National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad), STOX/ASAW Gold Medal (STOX, India), etc. He has been elected Fellow of Academy of Toxicological Sciences, USA, Society of Toxicology, India, Indian Academy of Neurosciences, Academy of Sciences for Animal Welfare, India, Academy of Environmental Biology India, etc. In view of outstanding credibility in toxicology, Professor Pant has been included as a global toxicologist in the 'European and United Kingdom Register of Toxicologists' and has also been conferred the DSc (h. c.) degree by HNB Medical Education University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. He currently serves as Chairman and Member of several National and