SKIN | Tissue Engineering

Our vision is to remove the need for the skin graft

Inspiration

Severe burns and large wounds are currently treated by skin grafts, which are debilitating and extremely painful for the patient. SKIN Tissue Engineering was established to develop new and innovative products based on a biodegradable polyurethane platform, which will abolish the need for skin grafts forever.

Technology

SKIN has pioneered a process of growing a patient’s own Composite Cultured Skin (CCS) in a specially designed prototype bioreactor. CCS will be used in place of a skin graft and represents a paradigm shift in the way burns and wounds will be treated globally. SKIN has a granted patent in Australia and patents pending in the United States and Europe.

Latest News

PolyNovo releases new NovoSorb BTM video animation

SKIN TE's Professor John Greenwood co-invented PolyNovo's BTM technology for the purpose of surgical wounds and burns. This technology is now available for use for surgical wounds and burns in Australia, South Africa, the United States and New Zealand.

The Daily Edition: How to treat a burn

As part of National Burns Awareness Month (June), SKIN TE's Julian Burton speaks to The Daily Edition about how to treat a burn.

9 News Adelaide: Creating a world first treatment for type 1 diabetes

Adelaide doctors Professor John Greenwood (SKIN TE) and Professor Toby Coates believe they're close to creating a world first treatment for type 1 diabetes that could eliminate the need for insulin injections.