Skin is the bodys largest organ as it covers the full human body.

Burning is one of the major causes of skin deformity.

However when the victim has extensive burns, there often isnt enough healthy skin to harvest.

How skin printing could revolutionize burn treatment

Researchers at WFIRM had designed a printer which can directly print skin cells onto the burn wounds.

Skin cells often require different kind of inkand the researchers hope to crack different types of inks soon.

According to the report a scanner is used to determine wound size and depth.

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Similarly different kinds of skin cells are found at different depths.

Once the Phase I is completed, the researchers will proceed to the Phase II.

Resource :WakeHealth

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