"Skin, Artificial" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Synthetic material used for the treatment of burns and other conditions involving large-scale loss of skin. It often consists of an outer (epidermal) layer of silicone and an inner (dermal) layer of collagen and chondroitin 6-sulfate. The dermal layer elicits new growth and vascular invasion and the outer layer is later removed and replaced by a graft.
| Descriptor ID |
D017768
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.858.082.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Skin, Artificial- Skin, Artificial
- Artificial Skin
- Artificial Skins
- Skins, Artificial
Skin Substitutes- Skin Substitutes
- Skin Substitute
- Substitute, Skin
- Substitutes, Skin
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Skin, Artificial" by people in Profiles.
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Reversed acellular dermis: failure of graft incorporation in primary tissue expander breast reconstruction resulting in recurrent breast cellulitis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 Feb; 125(2):66e-68e.
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Diagnostic dilemma: acellular dermis mimicking a breast mass after immediate tissue expander breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Jul; 124(1):174e-176e.
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Skin fillers. Dis Mon. 2009 Apr; 55(4):236-56.
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Combined use of fibrin tissue adhesive and acellular dermis in dural repair. Am J Rhinol. 2007 Sep-Oct; 21(5):619-21.
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Parastomal hernia repair with acellular dermal matrix. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2007 Sep-Oct; 34(5):521-3.
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Transvaginal sling using acellular human dermal allograft: safety and efficacy in 253 patients. J Urol. 2004 Oct; 172(4 Pt 1):1374-8.
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Closure of abdominal wall defects using acellular dermal matrix. J Trauma. 2004 Jun; 56(6):1266-75.
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Wound dressings for office-based surgery. Facial Plast Surg. 2004 Feb; 20(1):91-105.
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Evaluation of tissue-engineered skin (human skin substitute) and secondary intention healing in the treatment of full thickness wounds after Mohs micrographic or excisional surgery. Dermatol Surg. 2002 Dec; 28(12):1107-14; discussion 1114.
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Acellular dermal matrix allografts to achieve increased attached gingiva. Part 2. A histological comparative study. J Periodontol. 2002 Mar; 73(3):257-65.