Polymer Gel Prevents Skin Grafts From Shrinking
Date: 30.1.2008
A **gel** that could prevent the painful and disfiguring contractions of **skin** grafts used to treat burns has been developed by British scientists.
When skin is irreparably damaged by burns, skin taken from other areas of the patient’s body – or **created by tissue engineering** – is grafted onto the burned area. Although grafts often heal successfully, the skin shrinks significantly in nearly a third of patients. The process is painful and disabling, and particularly common in children.
Whole article on "sciencedaily":[ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080124111033.htm]
