New generation of skin substitutes gives hope to severe burn patients

New generation of skin substitutes gives hope to severe burn patients

Severe burns remain one of the most challenging injuries to treat, causing high disease and death rates worldwide, but Australian researchers have flagged some promising new approaches that could save lives and dramatically improve patient recovery.

World-First 3D-Printed Skin Robot Aims To Help Burn Patients In Australia

"This is the future. It is a world first, at Concord Hospital, to 3D print at the bedside."

Concord Hospital researchers develop cutting edge 3D skin printing technique

Innovation helps speed up healing and reduce pain In a world-first breakthrough for burns treatment, Concord Hospital researchers have successfully developed a technique to 3D print skin from a patient’s own cells and apply it directly to their wound. The process uses advanced techniques developed by Inventia Life Science, creators of the Ligo Surgical Robot, which prints biomaterials directly onto the wound with precision, helping a surgeon to …