Artificial skin.
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Abstract
The skin is a complex organ that is difficult to replace when it is irreversibly damaged by burns, trauma, or disease. Although autologous skin transplantation remains the most common form of treatment in patients with significant skin loss, there are now a number of commercially available products that can be used to replace the skin temporarily or permanently. Here we describe several such products under the rubric "artificial skin," focusing on two types of technology that have been applied to the problem of permanent skin replacement.