Latest Invention: Device that Heals Burn Wound by Spraying Skin Cells Onto It

Objective: latest invention heals and protects the wound, serving as an alternative to skin transplants.

Researchers from the Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, managed to create a device able to spray skin cells right onto a burn wound.

Before spraying the skin cells, researchers use a laser that accurately analyzes the size and shape of the wound.

According to Kyle Binder, one of the students from the research team, the device literally prints the cells straight onto the wound.

Researchers mentioned that their new system, entitled bioprinting, which works similar to a multicolor office inkjet printer, proved to be successful during the experiments carried out on mice. It is said that burn wounds healed in two weeks.

In order to perform trials on humans, researchers will require approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Currently the team collaborates with U.S. Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine to invent a device that would help heal different types of wounds in soldiers that are on missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Second stage of the research involves testing the device on pigs because in fact that the structure their skin is close to the structure of human skin.

Be aware

Skin Asthma

Also termed as Atopic Dermatits or Eczema, it is a non-contagious, common chronic skin disorder of long duration. Atopic means prone to allergy or characterized by allergies while dermatitis is skin inflammation. A person with skin asthma feels is itchy skin usuaaly causing the affceted person to scratch which uninterupted increses the itchness. The process continue and still incresed itchiness and vigorous scracthing, complicating the condition.

People of all ages can have a skin asthma however it is not common in adults only most common in children about 10% to 20%. The affect most is the girls than boys. It can be acquired by hereditary and environmental factors are suspected. Certain agents trigger the onset of the disease and these includes air-bone allergies, environmental factors, emotional stress, hormones, certrain foods, and chemical irritations. Dry skin, itchy skin and rashes on the face, hands, feet, inside the elbows and behind the knees are the sited symptoms for skin asthma. Itching is the most common.

Dermatologies prescribes topical corticosteroids to control inflammation. For severe cases ultra violet therapy is recomemded in severe. Bath soap, moisturizers (e.g, cetaphil cream after bath), oitments must be recomended first before using it because only prescribe treatment must be used. If not the result would be dry skin and much itchness. Irritants and allergens that need to be avoided (1)wool and synthetic fibers, (2)soaps and detergents, (3) some perfumes and cosmetics, (4) animal dander and pollens, (5)dust and sand. Skin asthmatic patient is greatly can be affected by foods they eating. Following are the food to be avoided (1)soya, (2)eggs, (3)sea foods, (5)chocolate,(6)chicken, and any other told by physician.