Spray-On Skin for Burns
Nov-08-09
A new technology for spray-on skin has been developed by Australian surgeon Fiona Wood; a spray intended to treat severe second-degree burns, in which the top two layers of skin are damaged but the subcutaneous tissue is left intact.The technology relies on cells, such as skin progenitor cells and the color-imparting melanocytes, that are most concentrated at the junction between the skin's top two layers. With a small step-by-step kit dubbed ReCell, surgeons can harvest, process and apply these cells to treat a burn as large as 10.5 square feet.
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