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A fully human system to cultivate skin cells for grafting

A fully human system to cultivate skin cells for grafting Date: October 31, 2018 Source: Duke-NUS Medical School Summary: Researchers have, for the first time, successfully cultured skin cells ... read more

RDEB: Genetically Corrected Skin Grafts Lead to Sustained Healing, Pain Relief for Large Wounds

One-time surgical application of genetically engineered autologous keratinocyte sheets provides significant closure and pain relief at 24 weeks, in a phase 3 study. read more

Bioengineered skin grafts that fit like a glove - ScienceDaily

Bioengineers have developed a way to grow engineered skin in three-dimensional shapes, including a seamless 'glove' of skin that could be slipped onto a severely burned hand. read more

Stem cells delivered via Skin gun can reduce second degree burn ...

For patients suffering severe burns and other wounds, the prospect of a quick-healing, gentle spray containing their own stem cells will be a promising alternative to conventional skin graft surgery, ... read more

Researchers Grow Lifelike Skin Developed From Human Stem Cells

Queensland researchers have become the first in Australia to use human stem cells to generate fully functioning skin tissue in a laboratory, a significant step towards better treatments for severe ... read more

Human mini-livers pave the way for made-to-order organ transplants

Scientists created fully-functional mini livers out of human skin cells, then successfully transplanted them into rats. read more

Watch a robotic shoulder practice twisting and stretching human cells

Humanoid robots can encourage human tendon cells to grow by stretching them in the same way people do when moving. A robotic shoulder that stretches, presses, and twists lab-grown human tendon ... read more

This Lab-Grown Skin Could Revolutionize Transplants | WIRED

Pappalardo’s lab-grown material is known as a “skin construct,” meaning it’s a sheet of human cells which can be implanted on a wound that’s too large for a graft from another body part ... read more

Lab-grown 3D skin grafts could be applied like "biological clothing"

In lab tests performed so far, 3D grafts made of human skin cells were successfully applied to the hind legs of mice. read more

A fully human system to cultivate skin cells | EurekAlert!

Duke-NUS Medical School and the Singapore General Hospital have, for the first time, successfully cultured skin cells from human tissue-proteins to produce skin grafts for safer treatment of ... read more