Burn injuries can lead to disfiguring and sometimes crippling scars. Staras/iStock via Getty Images May 23, 2022 Skin grafts for burns injuries can lead to crippling scars – a drug that blocks the skin’s ability to respond to physical stimuli could promote healing, new research in pigs finds Kellen Chen, University of Arizona Skin grafts for severe burn injuries may require multiple operations over the course of a lifetime to address crippling scars.
June 16, 2014 Beer waste could be used for bone treatment Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales Treated beer waste can be turned into an alternative material for skin grafts, and as a scaffold to assist with bone regeneration…
Things have moved on. Quinn Anya January 29, 2014 Skin graft breakthrough sees blood vessels grown in the lab Jo Adetunji, The Conversation Swiss scientists have developed a breakthrough technique that could see full-thickness skin grown in the lab, complete with blood and lymph vessels. Skin grafting has been used to treat major burns and…