PEVITAC was founded by Prof Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy with Dr Roman Moiseev and is based at the University of Reading. It has a unique set of expertise and specialised equipment to evaluate the muco- and bioadhesive, toxicological, physicochemical and mechanical properties of various chemicals, materials and formulations.
PEVITAC offers contract-research testing services for assessment of specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and toiletries, agrochemicals and pollutants:
1. Consultancy
Toxicological and physicochemical properties of different ingredients and formulations (literature reviews, toxicity reports, analysis of formulations and drug delivery systems)
2. Muco- and bioadhesive properties
Adhesion to mucosal membranes, skin and other surfaces, and retention on these surfaces; agrochemicals adhesion and retention on foliage surfaces
3. Drug/particle penetration studies
Penetration of small molecules, nano- and microparticles into/through biological tissues and various materials
4. Physicochemical characterisation
Particle and surfaces characterisation, thermal analysis, spectroscopy, microscopy, texture, morphology and mechanical testing
5. Toxicological assessment
Screening of specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and toiletries, pollutants and agrochemicals using ex vivo mammal tissues and live invertebrates
6. Biological activity
Testing biological activity of chemicals and formulations in live planaria, daphnia, artemia salina, paramecium
Contacts
address:
Reading School of Pharmacy, The University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO box 224, Reading, RG6 6AD, United Kingdom