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Seminar Information
Seminars are offered every Friday and are presented by leaders in academia, research, and industry. Students, faculty and the NJIT community are invited to attend.
All seminars are held in Cullimore Lecture Hall III, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.
If you would like more information about our seminars, please contact rocha@adm.njit.edu
Seminar Friday, April 17, 2009
Title:
Current Advances in Skin Substitute
Speaker:
Abraham Houng, MD
Surgeon, The Burn Center at Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Livingston, NJ
Abstract:
Skin is the largest organ of the body. There have been many attempts in creating a suitable skin substitute over the years. The skin envelope consists of two basic layers. The epidermis, consisting of keratinocytes attached to an underlying basement membrane, provides most barrier functions. The dermal layer provides the durable and pliable characteristics of skin, which are so vital to proper function and cosmesis. Temporary skin substitutes provide transient physiologic wound closure, thereby helping to control pain, absorb wound exudate, and prevent wound desiccation. Different skin substitutes, both biological and non-biological products will be discussed in this presentation.