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Bioengineered skin grafts that fit like gloves

If you've ever tried giftwrapping an odd-shaped present like a teddy bear, you can appreciate the challenge that surgeons face when grafting artificial skin onto an injured body part. Like wrapping ...

Afghan Surgeon Wins International Award For Fish-Skin Burn Treatment

Afghan Surgeon Wins International Award For Fish-Skin Burn Treatment. > KABUL (Pajhwok): An Afghan paediatric surgeon in Kabul has received an international clinical excellence certificate after succe ...
CNN

‘Are you a little mermaid, too?’ Three-year-old saved by fish skin graft

Eliana DeVos received a dressing made with fish skin to help her recover from a serious bacterial infection that left an open wound on her neck. CNN’s Jacqueline Howard spoke with Eliana’s mom and her ...
Medical Xpress

Bioengineered skin doubles burn healing speed in preclinical models

Researchers from Tel Aviv University and Sheba Tel Hashomer Medical Center have developed an innovative bioengineered skin equivalent for grafting in burn victims. The bioengineered skin produced from ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Coloplast Buys Fish-Skin Tissue Graft Maker for $1.3 Billion

Coloplast A/S is acquiring Kerecis hf, a closely held Icelandic maker of fish-skin dressings to treat human wounds, for an enterprise value of up to $1.3 billion. Coloplast is making a $1.2 billion ...
Medscape

Can Fish Skin Grafts Heal Diabetic Foot Ulcers?

The proportion of wounds healed at 16 weeks was higher with intact fish skin grafts than with standard-of-care (44.0% vs 26.4% adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 2.58; 95% CI, 1.48-4.56). The fish skin grafts ...