Artificial Skin: After taking out burnt / spoiled
skin, surgeons covered the injury with a covering called artificial skin.
Ø Skin grafting is the procedure of
replacing dead skin with live skin.
Ø There are two primary methods of skin
grafting
1. Autologous skin graft &
2. Allograft transfer
Ø The Autologous skin graft transfers
skin from one part of the body to another part. The allograft transfers skin
from the body of other people/cadaver.
Ø Allograft cover only temporary cover,
as they are quickly rejected by a person’s immune system.
Ø The artificial skin is used in the
skin grafting process.
Product characteristics:
Artificial
skin consists of two layers.
1.
Bottom layer: It is made in such a way that it can
regenerate the lower layer of real skin. The ingredients of bottom layer made a
matrix of interwoven bovine collagen (a fibrous cow protein) and a sticky
carbohydrate molecule called glycosaminoglycan , which imitate the fibrous
pattern of the bottom layer of skin.
2.
Upper layer: The upper layer is mainly a
medical-grade, flexible silicon piece that imitate the top, epidermal layer of
skin. The commercial name one of the artificial skin graft is Integra® & it looks some what like translucent plastic wrap.
Raw materials:
Chitin is
used to manufacture the artificial skin.
Technology used:
Nonwoven
Some manufacturer:
1. 1. Human
Bio Sciences Incorporated (India)
2. 2. Delhi
Dressing And Surgicals (India)
3.
3. Intercytex Ltd. (UK)
