title: Active wound coverings: bioengineered skin and dermal substitutes.
abstract: Extensive skin loss and chronic wounds present a significant challenge to the clinician. With increased understanding of wound healing, cell biology, and cell culture techniques, various synthetic dressings and bioengineered skin substitutes have been developed. These materials can protect the wound, increase healing, provide overall wound coverage, and improve patient care. The ideal skin substitute may soon become a reality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. scrockett@minaretsmed.com
authors.forename: Markéta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Límová
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D057005:Bioengineering / Q000379:methods*; D001684:Biological Dressings; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000637:transplantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000601:surgery; D017768:Skin, Artificial; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials