Artificial human skin with biomechanical properties created using tissue engineering

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 10:21 in Biology & Nature

A biomaterial fibrin-agarose complex was used to generate the artificial skin that was later grafted onto athymic nude mice. Optimal skin development, maturation and functionality results were obtained. This finding could be useful in developing new treatment approaches for dermatological pathologies.

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