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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

Mar 16, 20183 min read

How mesenchymal stem cells speed wound healing in gum tissue

To assist with wound healing, mesenchymal stem cells from the gum tissue secrete extracellular vesicles (labeled red) that contain the...

May 1, 20172 min read

E-cigarette malfunction can cause burn injuries

There appears to be a rise in burn incidents among people using electronic cigarettes. The incidents occur as a result of battery failure...

Mar 13, 20172 min read

New skin-graft system may improve the treatment of chronic wounds

A newly developed epidermal autograft harvesting system may aid in accelerating the healing of chronic wounds, according to researchers...

Feb 22, 20172 min read

NOT RECLUSE—New mnemonic to prevent misdiagnosis of skin conditions as spider bites

Many dermatologic conditions are being mistaken for bites of the brown recluse spider, which leaves the patient’s real...

Jan 6, 20172 min read

Transforming myofibroblasts to fat cells to prevent scar formation

New research shows that myofibroblasts in human skin can be induced to transform into fat cells, resulting in scar-less wound healing....

Dec 26, 20162 min read

Topical agent may prevent burn wound infection without antibiotics

A new technique to prevent the infection of burn wounds works by preventing the microbes from finding binding sites on host cells may...

Dec 15, 20163 min read

U of T researchers discover biomaterial that helps heal chronic wounds

Dr. Lewis Reis (left) and Professor Milica Radisic used their unique peptide-hydrogel biomaterial to heal chronic wounds faster than...

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