Patent ID: 7229778
Filing Date: 2007-06-12
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for evaluating quantitative changes on one or more affected surfaces of epithelial tissue of an animal subject caused by a baby wipe, comprising the steps of: (a) harvesting one or more control surfaces of epithelial tissue from said animal subject to collect a first portion of mixed analytes as a control sample; (b) harvesting said affected surface of epithelial tissue from said animal subject of step (a) to collect a second portion of mixed analytes as a test sample; (c) identifying involucrin in said test and control samples; (d) evaluating the effect of said baby wipe on the epithelial tissue by evaluating said quantitative changes on said affected areas of the epithelial tissue by comparing the involucrin from said affected areas with the involucrin from said control area.