Skin grafting involves surgically removing skin from one area of the body and transplanting it to another. A skin graft may be needed for many medical reasons, including loss of skin due to injury, ...

Skin from cod and tilapia is being used to treat burns and other skin damage. Icelandic biotechnology company Kerecis has developed an FDA-approved cod-skin treatment that can speed up burn healing ...

Skin grafts genetically engineered from a patient's own cells can heal persistent wounds in people with an extremely painful dermatologic disease, a Stanford Medicine-led clinical trial has shown. The ...

Our skin protects us from everyday mechanical stresses, like friction, cuts, and impacts. A key part of this ...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK — Merakris Therapeutics, LLC, a Research Triangle Park regenerative medicine company developing wound-healing products for skin and eyes, has launched a new skin-graft ...

Kellen Chen receives funding from the Plastic Surgery Foundation Translational Grant Award and C-DOCTOR (supported by the National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research and National Institutes ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A cell-based, gene therapy skin graft healed large chronic wounds for patients with epidermolysis bullosa. The ...

Skin grafts genetically engineered from a patient's own cells can heal persistent wounds in people with an extremely painful dermatologic disease, a Stanford Medicine-led clinical trial has shown. The ...

Researchers have created what could be called "skin in a syringe". The gel containing live cells can be 3D printed into a skin transplant, as shown in a study conducted on mice. This technology may ...

Standard wound care for diabetic foot ulcers involves vascular assessment, surgical debridement, use of appropriate dressings, infection management, and glycemic control; however, standard care is ...

Printing layers of skin to help treat chronic wounds or burns may be on the horizon, thanks to a newly developed mobile skin bioprinting system. Share on Pinterest The skin bioprinter at work. Image ...