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
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by John Evans
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...
by Lynn Bradshaw
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...
by Dimitrios Koutsomitis Assistant Editor
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...
By John Evans, Associate Editor
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...
By John Evans, Associate Editor
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....
By John Evans, Associate Editor
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...
by Emily Innes-Leroux, Associate Editor
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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