Engineered alternative skin for partial and full-thickness burns

Wessels, Quenton (2014) Engineered alternative skin for partial and full-thickness burns. Bioengineered, 5 (3). pp. 161-164. ISSN 2165-5987

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Abstract

Engineered alternative skin in all its forms and shapes serve to provide temporary or permanent wound closure such as in the case of partial and full-thickness burns. The need for collagen-based regeneration templates is motivated by the fact that dermal regeneration of full-thickness injuries does not occur spontaneously and is inundated by contraction and scarring. Partial-thickness burns in turn can regress as a result of infection and improper treatment and require appropriate treatment. Nylon-silicone laminates such as Biobrane(®), and more recently AWBAT(®), address this by serving as a temporary barrier. Enhanced collagen-based scaffolds today, although not perfect, remain invaluable. Our initial approach was to characterize the design considerations and explore the use of collagen in the fabrication of a dermal regeneration matrix and a silicone-nylon bilaminate. Here we expand our initial research on scaffold fabrication and explore possible strategies to improve the outcome of collagen-scaffold medicated wound healing.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Bioengineered
ID Code:
69140
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Deposited On:
07 Apr 2014 13:05
Refereed?:
Yes
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Published
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15 Jul 2024 14:35