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Biomaterials for treating skin loss /

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This book provides a comprehensive review of biomaterials for treating skin loss.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Orgill, Dennis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Woodhead Publishing Ltd, 2009.
Series:Woodhead Publishing Online.
Subjects:
Skin > Diseases > Treatment.
Skin > Wounds and injuries > Treatment.
Biomedical materials.
Peau > Maladies > Traitement.
Peau > Lésions et blessures > Traitement.
Biomatériaux.
MEDICAL > Surgery > General.
Biomedical materials
Skin > Diseases > Treatment
Skin > Wounds and injuries > Treatment
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1 Introduction: Development of skin substitutes
  • Skin replacement products and markets
  • Biomechanics of skin
  • The pathophysiologic basis for wound healing and cutaneous regeneration
  • Skin grafts
  • Understanding the cellular basis of skin growth
  • The regulatory approval process for biomaterials for treating skin loss. Part 2 Epidermal and dermal replacement technologies: Enhancing skin epidermal stability
  • Human-derived acellular matrices for dermal replacement
  • Lyophilized xenogenic products for skin replacement. Part 3 Combined dermis and epidermal replacement: Cultured skin substitutes
  • The use of keratinocytes in combination with a dermal replacement to treat skin loss
  • Principles of skin regeneration
  • Summary: biomaterials for treating skin loss.