Iran, Singapore produce artificial skin

TEHRAN: Iranian researchers at Isfahan University of Technology, in association with their counterparts at the National University of Singapore, have developed nanofibrous gelatin skin for wound treatment.

Elham Vatankhah, a PhD student of Isfahan University of Technology in textile engineering and the project researcher, said the biodegradable nanofiber has been created from cellulose acetate/gelatin and it is an effective simulator of the structure and composition of native skin, Iran Daily wrote in its Monday edition.