SKIN GRAFTING: A B IOMEDI CAL ENGINEERING PURSU IT BRY AN L INDLEY
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SKIN GRAFTING: A BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PURSUIT BRYAN
LINDLEY
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BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING THE FUTURE OF SKIN GRAFTS There is a
great need for cost effective and friendly synthetic bioengineered
skin grafts. About 4,500 people die each year due to burns. There
are many others that suffer from chronic illness such as diabetes.
Further research in bioengineered skin grafts would better the
outcomes of patients with skin defects
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WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? Donor sites are limited in severe burn
victims and chronic illness patients. Wound contraction and
scarring are results of current skin grafting.
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APLIGRAF
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TISSUE ENGINEERED SKIN GRAFTS
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FUTURE OF SKIN REPLACEMENT Researchers in the field of skin
tissue engineering are still working on the final goal of
developing a skin graft which has all the features of healthy human
skin and is capable of replacing human skin completely.