Printing Skin for Grafts
November 18, 2014 | Terry Sharrer
While the Japanese are working on an innovative burn dressing, researchers at the University of Toronto have demonstrated how to “print” skin for grafts. They place two streams of mouse cells—fibroblasts and keratinocytes—into hydrogel that goes into the printer cartridge. The printer then lays down layers with structures for hair follicles and sweat glands. Thus far, they have been able to print grafts that the mice did not reject and plan to go ahead with other animal studies before addressing human skin. MORE
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