In search of an ideal skin substitute.
A review of skin substitutes currently in use is presented. These include allografts, xenografts, embryonic membranes, tissue derivatives and synthetic skin substitutes. Clinical results from Langerhans cell depressed cadaver allografts on burned patients and crural ulcers are presented.
D000818:Animals; D001458:Bandages; D001684:Biological Dressings; D003094:Collagen; D005321:Extraembryonic Membranes / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D007801:Langerhans Cells / Q000276:immunology; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008722:Methods; D011108:Polymers; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011108:Polymers; D003094:Collagen