PubMed · 399094
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M S Rosman, W P Jackson. 1979-12-08. The artificial beta cell.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/399094/
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More than 2 million persons sustain thermal injuries in the United States annually (Monafo and Crabtree, 1985) and more than 10,000 burn victims die (Collini and Kealey, 1989). The principal factors affecting mortality are the total area burned and the area of third degree (full thickness) burns (Tompkins et al., 1985) with wound sepsis being the leading cause of mortality. Early aggressive excision and immediate covering of the wounds improve survival (Herndon and Parks, 1986). Various biological and synthetic substrates have been employed to replace the injured skin. Most of these provide a permeability barrier which substitutes for the epidermal function of the lost skin. An ideal skin replacement should also provide a substitute for dermis, which provides both support and stability for the epidermal replacement and prevents wound contraction. The dermal and epidermal replacement should be firmly integrated by a complete basement membrane zone (BMZ).
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