<i>In Vitro</i> , <i>Ex Vivo</i> , and <i>In Vivo</i> Approaches for Investigation of Skin Scarring: Human and Animal Models
Lia Mara Grosso Neves, Traci A. Wilgus, Ardeshir Bayat
Abstract
The absence of experimental models that faithfully reproduce the typical characteristics of the different types of human skin scars makes the improvement of validated models and the establishment of new ones a critical unmet need. The fields of wound healing research combined with tissue engineering have offered newer alternatives for experimental studies with the potential to provide clinically useful knowledge about scar formation.
Topics & Concepts
ScarsEx vivoIn vivoMedicineWound healingHuman skinAnimal modelPathologyBiologySurgeryBiotechnologyGeneticsEndocrinologyWound Healing and TreatmentsDermatologic Treatments and ResearchSurgical Sutures and Adhesives