He’d spent the previous month nurturing a cluster of skin cells until they reached ... doctor and postdoc focusing on dermatology and tissue engineering at Columbia University Medical Center.

NEW YORK, NY--If you’ve ever tried giftwrapping an odd-shaped present like a teddy bear, you can appreciate the challenge that surgeons face when grafting ... the skin’s connective tissue ...

Skin grafting involves surgically removing skin from one area of the body and transplanting it to another. A skin graft may be needed for many medical reasons, including loss of skin due to injury ...

These research findings, proposing a new system for scarless skin grafting, were recently published in the Chemical Engineering Journal ... affected areas requiring tissue regeneration." ...

“Dr. Karande’s lab is at the forefront of skin tissue engineering. This team has already ... the way for their use in drug testing and skin grafts. The authors declare that they have no ...

Coloplast A/S is acquiring Kerecis hf, a closely held Icelandic maker of fish-skin dressings to treat human wounds, for an enterprise value of up to $1.3 billion. Coloplast is making a $1.2 ...

While bioengineered skin ... grafts, grown from their own cells. It's even possible that the technology could provide a better alternative to face transplants, which currently utilize facial ...

The tissue grafts are actually pretty universal. “That means skin recovered for me can actually be transplanted onto you,” said Palmisano. “We don't have to cross match blood, we don't have ...