To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. A research paper published in Science Translational ...

The skin acts as the body's first line of defense against external threats. However, as we age, the epidermis—the outermost layer of skin—gradually becomes thinner and loses its protective strength.

For the first time, scientists have combined the six primary skin cell types with specialized hydrogels to ‘print’ a thick, multilayered skin that, when transplanted, successfully integrated with ...

The bioengineered creation has the full thickness of natural skin and was able to speed healing and reduce scarring in animal experiments. Reading time 2 minutes A team of scientists may have ...

Delayed full-thickness skin grafting after skin cancer resection was associated with a higher rate of graft success than immediate skin grafting.

WFIRM researchers use cells and hydrogels as bioinks to 3D print human skin. Credit: Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine WFIRM researchers use cells and hydrogels as bioinks to 3D print ...