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Artificial Skin
Md. Mehedi Hasan Shibli
Department of Textile Engineering
Northern University Bangladesh
Cell: +88 01717979083
Email: shibli121@yahoo.com
Department of Textile Engineering
Northern University Bangladesh
Cell: +88 01717979083
Email: shibli121@yahoo.com
Artificial Skin:
After taking out burnt / spoiled skin, surgeons covered the injury with a covering called artificial skin.
We can highlight artificial skin by the following points,
Artificial skin consists of two layers.
1. Bottom layer: It is made in such a way that it can regenerate the lower layer of real skin. The ingredients of bottom layer made a matrix of interwoven bovine collagen (a fibrous cow protein) and a sticky carbohydrate molecule called glycosaminoglycan , which imitate the fibrous pattern of the bottom layer of skin.
2. Upper layer: The upper layer is mainly a medical-grade, flexible silicon piece that imitate the top, epidermal layer of skin. The commercial name one of the artificial skin graft is Integra® & it looks some what like translucent plastic wrap
Raw materials:
Chitin is used to manufacture the artificial skin.
Technology used:
Nonwoven
Some Manufacturer of Artificial Skin:
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- Skin grafting is the procedure of replacing dead skin with live skin.
- There are two primary methods of skin grafting
- Autologous skin graft &
- Allograft transfer
- The Autologous skin graft transfers skin from one part of the body to another part. The allograft transfers skin from the body of other people/cadaver.
- Allograft cover only temporary cover, as they are quickly rejected by a person’s immune system.
- The artificial skin is used in the skin grafting process.
Artificial skin consists of two layers.
1. Bottom layer: It is made in such a way that it can regenerate the lower layer of real skin. The ingredients of bottom layer made a matrix of interwoven bovine collagen (a fibrous cow protein) and a sticky carbohydrate molecule called glycosaminoglycan , which imitate the fibrous pattern of the bottom layer of skin.
2. Upper layer: The upper layer is mainly a medical-grade, flexible silicon piece that imitate the top, epidermal layer of skin. The commercial name one of the artificial skin graft is Integra® & it looks some what like translucent plastic wrap
Raw materials:
Chitin is used to manufacture the artificial skin.
Technology used:
Nonwoven
Some Manufacturer of Artificial Skin:
- Human Bio Sciences Incorporated (India)
- Delhi Dressing And Surgicals (India)
- Intercytex Ltd. (UK)
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