Transcript File - Bryan Lindley

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
THE FUTURE OF SKIN GRAFTS
 There is a great need for cost effective and friendly synthetic
bioengineered skin grafts.
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About 4,500 people die each year due to burns. There are many
others that suffer from chronic illness such as diabetes.
 Further research in bioengineered skin grafts would better the
outcomes of patients with skin defects
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
 Donor sites are limited in severe burn victims and chronic illness patients.
 Wound contraction and scarring are results of current skin grafting.
APLIGRAF
TISSUE ENGINEERED SKIN GRAFTS
FUTURE OF SKIN REPLACEMENT
“Researchers in the field of skin tissue engineering are still working on the final goal
of developing a skin graft which has all the features of healthy human skin and is
capable of replacing human skin completely.”