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Inkjet printer technique may replace grafting for burn injuries

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Ken Shigley

Large burn injuries today are treated with split thickness skin grafts. A dermatome, a tool comparable to a cheese slicer, is used to harvest thin slices of epidermis from donor sites on an uninjured part of the body. The harvested skin may then be meshed in order to cover a larger area  by making … Continue Reading