Completed: First human xenograft of genetically engineered pig-skin for burn wound
Burn specialists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston have successfully used a live-cell, genetically engineered pig skin xenog
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it's where dermatology lives
by Bianca Quijano
Nov 5, 20182 min read
Fully human skin cultures created with laminin
Traditionally, human skin cells have been cultured using combined human-animal culture methodologies. These techniques expose patients to th
by John Evans
May 18, 20182 min read
Hand-held skin printer developed
“Our skin printer promises to tailor tissues to specific patients and wound characteristics,” said lead author Navid Hakimi. “And it’s very
By John Evans, Associate Editor
Nov 16, 20161 min read
Pre-vascularized stem cell sheets may improve split-thickness skin grafts
A new technique for combining pre-vascularized sheets of dermal stem cells with split-thickness skin grafts (STSG) may improve the...
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