As you may have experienced by yourself when out at the beach, jellyfish are not the most skin-friendly creatures out there. But researchers from the Scientific Research Center of Yucatán think that it may actually be the other way around. They’ve discovered a particular … [Read more...] about Funny enough, jellyfish could help doctors repair damaged skin
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Handheld device prints skin right onto wounds of burn victims
In search of new ways to treat severe burns that don’t involve skin grafts, scientists at the University of Toronto have been busy developing a handheld device that can print out large sheets of "bio ink" to boost the healing process. A number of options already exist for burn … [Read more...] about Handheld device prints skin right onto wounds of burn victims
3D-bioprinting shows great potential to help patients in need of living skin
It certainly would be great if, instead of having to be harvested from a patient's own body, permanent skin grafts could be 3D-printed as needed. Well, we may be getting a little closer to that point, as scientists have now bioprinted living skin, complete with blood vessels. … [Read more...] about 3D-bioprinting shows great potential to help patients in need of living skin