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Cell and Material Interface
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Cell and Material Interface

by Nihal Engin Vrana
September 2018
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
294 pages
11h 13m
English
CRC Press
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6
Cell–Scaffold
Interfaces in Skin
Tissue Engineering
Beste Kinikoglu
6.1 INTRODUCTION
Skin tissue engineering is based on almost 40years of research since the rst culture
of keratinocytes on feeder layers and their use as epidermal sheets for burn treat-
ment was realized (Rheinwald and Green, 1975). Over the past 40years, our knowl-
edge of cell biology and wound healing increased signicantly and great efforts have
been made to create substitutes that mimic human skin. Skin is the largest organ in
humans and serves as a protective barrier at the interface between the human body
and the surrounding environment (Groeber etal., 2011). It protects ...
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