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
Podcast: SA Australian of the Year
Mix 102.3's Jodie and Soda speak with burns surgeon Dr John Greenwood, who was awarded South Australia’s Australian of the Year 2016.
read moreSouth Australian of the Year working to make skin grafts a thing of the past
Professor Dr John Greenwood has developed a method of growing large amounts of a patient’s own skin cells, which can then be used in place of a skin graft - the first of its kind in the world.
read moreDr John Greenwood wins 2016 honour in SA for work with burns victims
Professor Dr John Greenwood cares for 450 acute burns patients each year, has developed a biodegradable skin graft substitution, and has now been honoured as South Australia's 2016 Australian of the Year.
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