Wound Healing: A Paradigm for Regeneration

August 2013 in “ Mayo Clinic Proceedings ”

Victor W. Wong, Geoffrey C. Gurtner, Michael T. Longaker

stem cells extracellular matrix skin repair regenerative medicine stem cell niche fetal wounds plasticity transdifferentiation bioengineering tissue-engineered skin grafts decellularized scaffolds controlled-release systems growth factors cutaneous healing skin grafts scaffolds skin healing

Studysummary This review discusses current concepts in wound repair and suggests that these evolving paradigms might also explain regenerative processes in various organ systems, but it reports no new research findings.

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