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Pig Model to Test Tissue-Engineered Skin

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Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 1993))

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Tissue engineering of skin is a field with high research activities and major importance for wound healing, especially following burn injuries. Animal models enable to test tissue-engineered skin as well as different types of cells in a realistic setting. Although there are several challenges in working with pigs, it is a good model because of its similarity to the human skin and a comparable wound regeneration. Here, we explain our routinely used methods for using pig models to test tissue-engineered skin in burn injuries.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch and Shriners Hospitals for Children®—Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA

    Christian Tapking, Daniel Popp & Ludwik K. Branski

  2. Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Burn Trauma Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

    Christian Tapking

  3. Division of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

    Daniel Popp & Ludwik K. Branski

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Tapking, C., Popp, D., Branski, L.K. (2019). Pig Model to Test Tissue-Engineered Skin. In: Böttcher-Haberzeth, S., Biedermann, T. (eds) Skin Tissue Engineering. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1993. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9473-1_19

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