Concord Hospital trials 3D printed skin for burns treatment

The process uses Inventia Life Science’s techniques to print biomaterials on wounds.

Researchers at Australia’s Concord Hospital have developed a technique for 3D-printing skin from a patient's cells and applying it directly to their wound.

In this clinical trial, skin printing is applied to a surgically created wound from a skin graft used to treat a burn.

In conjunction with the Skin Laboratory at the Concord Hospital Burns Unit, researchers have isolated skin cells from patients before the skin is generated using a new robotic 3D printer.

The team will assess the results to determine its suitability for direct use on burn sites and deeper wounds.

The process uses Inventia Life Science’s techniques to precisely print biomaterials onto wounds, aiding surgeons in rebuilding tissue lost to trauma.