Tissue-engineered human skin substitutes developed from collagen-populated hydrated gels: Clinical and fundamental applications

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 801-812

  Auger, F A ^a   Rouabhia, M ^a   Goulet, F ^a   Berthod, F ^a   Moulin, V ^a   Germain, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collagen; Collagen gels; Skin; Skin equivalent; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COLLAGEN; GELS; PATIENT TREATMENT; SKIN; TISSUE CULTURE;

COLLAGEN-POPULATED HYDRATED GELS; HUMAN SKIN SUBSTITUTES; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BIOMATERIALS;

COLLAGEN GEL;

ARTIFICIAL SKIN; BURN; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; KERATINOCYTE; REVIEW; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0032211061     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02518887     Document Type: Review

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