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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2006
Allan Gerald Arthur Coombes, Claygate, GB;
Eric Frank Adams, Birmingham, GB;
Niann-tzyy Dai, Taipei, TW;
Tsung-hsun Liu, Taichung, TW;
Ming-kung Yeh, Taipei, TW;
Allan Gerald Arthur Coombes, Claygate, GB;
Eric Frank Adams, Birmingham, GB;
Niann-Tzyy Dai, Taipei, TW;
Tsung-Hsun Liu, Taichung, TW;
Ming-Kung Yeh, Taipei, TW;
National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, TW;
Abstract
Provided herein are skin substitutes suitable for use in a living subject for purpose of repairing damaged tissues, methods of producing the skin substitutes and their uses. A biocomposite membrane comprising poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) and at least one material selected from collagen and gelatin is provided. In one embodiment, the biocomposite is a 2-component membrane of PCL and gelatin. In another embodiment, the biocomposite is a 3-component membrane of PCL, collagen and gelatin. The bio-composite membrane may be used directly in vivo as a wound dressing, or as a support for cell growth on each side of the membrane to produce an in vitro cultivated artificial skin for future in vivo and/or in vitro applications.