Skin

Key features for engineering skin

  • A dermal element capable of aiding appropriate dermal repair and epidermal support
  • An epidermis capable of easily achieving wound closure
  • An epidermis capable of rapid reestablishment of barrier properties of the skin
  • A permissive environment for the components of the immune system, nervous system and vasculature
  • A tissue capable of achieving normalization of structure and additional function such as reduction of long term scarring

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