Skin, Artificial

"Skin, Artificial" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Synthetic material used for the treatment of burns and other conditions involving large-scale loss of skin. It often consists of an outer (epidermal) layer of silicone and an inner (dermal) layer of collagen and chondroitin 6-sulfate. The dermal layer elicits new growth and vascular invasion and the outer layer is later removed and replaced by a graft.

Descriptor ID	D017768
MeSH Number(s)	E07.858.082.800
Concept/Terms	Skin, Artificial Skin, Artificial Artificial Skin Artificial Skins Skins, Artificial Skin Substitutes Skin Substitutes Skin Substitute Substitute, Skin Substitutes, Skin

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Equipment and Supplies [E07]
Surgical Equipment [E07.858]
Artificial Organs [E07.858.082]
Skin, Artificial [E07.858.082.800]

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