Vig K, Chaudhari A, Tripathi S, Dixit S, Sahu R, Pillai S, Dennis VA, Singh SR, et al.
International journal of molecular sciences. Date of publication 2017 Apr 7;volume 18(4):.
1. Int J Mol Sci. 2017 Apr 7;18(4). pii: E789. doi: 10.3390/ijms18040789.
Advances in Skin Regeneration Using Tissue Engineering.
Vig K(1), Chaudhari A(2), Tripathi S(3), Dixit S(4), Sahu R(5), Pillai S(6),
Dennis VA(7), Singh SR(8).
Author information:
(1)Center for Nanobiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, 1627 Harris
Way, Montgomery, AL 36104, USA. komalvig@alasu.edu.
(2)Center for Nanobiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, 1627 Harris
Way, Montgomery, AL 36104, USA. achaudhari@alasu.edu.
(3)Center for Nanobiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, 1627 Harris
Way, Montgomery, AL 36104, USA. tripshweta@gmail.com.
(4)Center for Nanobiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, 1627 Harris
Way, Montgomery, AL 36104, USA. sdixit@alasu.edu.
(5)Center for Nanobiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, 1627 Harris
Way, Montgomery, AL 36104, USA. sahu.rajnish@gmail.com.
(6)Center for Nanobiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, 1627 Harris
Way, Montgomery, AL 36104, USA. spillai@alasu.edu.
(7)Center for Nanobiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, 1627 Harris
Way, Montgomery, AL 36104, USA. vdennis@alasu.edu.
(8)Center for Nanobiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, 1627 Harris
Way, Montgomery, AL 36104, USA. ssingh@alasu.edu.
Tissue engineered skin substitutes for wound healing have evolved tremendously
over the last couple of years. New advances have been made toward developing skin
substitutes made up of artificial and natural materials. Engineered skin
substitutes are developed from acellular materials or can be synthesized from
autologous, allograft, xenogenic, or synthetic sources. Each of these engineered
skin substitutes has their advantages and disadvantages. However, to this date, a
complete functional skin substitute is not available, and research is continuing
to develop a competent full thickness skin substitute product that can
vascularize rapidly. There is also a need to redesign the currently available
substitutes to make them user friendly, commercially affordable, and viable with
longer shelf life. The present review focuses on providing an overview of
advances in the field of tissue engineered skin substitute development, the
availability of various types, and their application.
DOI: 10.3390/ijms18040789
PMCID: PMC5412373
PMID: 28387714 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
