The Use of Dermal Substitutes in Burn Surgery: Acute Phase

Dermal substitutes are becoming more and more an essential part of burn care. During the acute phase of burn treatment, dermal substitutes improve functional and cosmetic results long term and thus enhance quality of life. In the chronic wound setting, de

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Dermal Replacements in General, Burn, and Plastic Surgery Tissue Engineering in Clinical Practice

Dermal Replacements in General, Burn, and Plastic Surgery

Lars-Peter Kamolz • David Benjamin Lumenta Editors

Dermal Replacements in General, Burn, and Plastic Surgery Tissue Engineering in Clinical Practice

Editors Lars-Peter Kamolz, MD, MSc Division of Plastic Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Research Unit for Tissue Regeneration Repair and Reconstruction Department of Surgery Medical University of Graz Graz Austria

David Benjamin Lumenta, MD Division of Plastic Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Research Unit for Tissue Regeneration Repair and Reconstruction Department of Surgery Medical University of Graz Graz Austria

ISBN 978-3-7091-1585-5 ISBN 978-3-7091-1586-2 DOI 10.1007/978-3-7091-1586-2 Springer Wien Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London

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Contents

1 Skin: Architecture and Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gerd G. Gauglitz and Jürgen Schauber

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2 Skin Tissue Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maike Keck, David Benjamin Lumenta,