Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions

JW Fluhr, R Darlenski, C Surber - British Journal of Dermatology, 2008‏ - academic.oup.com
Glycerol is a trihydroxy alcohol that has been included for many years in topical
dermatological preparations. In addition, endogenous glycerol plays a role in skin hydration …

The clinical applications of human amnion in plastic surgery

NG Fairbairn, MA Randolph, RW Redmond - Journal of Plastic …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Since the early 1900s, human amnion has been applied to a wide variety of clinical
scenarios including burns, chronic ulcers, dural defects, intra-abdominal adhesions …

Preservation, sterilization and de-epithelialization of human amniotic membrane for use in ocular surface reconstruction

AK Riau, RW Beuerman, LS Lim, JS Mehta - Biomaterials, 2010‏ - Elsevier
In the past 20 years, human amniotic membrane (AM) has become widely used as an
ophthalmic surgical patch as well as a substrate for stem cell tissue equivalents for ocular …

Preservation methods of allografts and their (lack of) influence on clinical results in partial thickness burns

MHE Hermans - burns, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Allografts, cadaver skin and amnion membrane are considered the golden standard in the
management of partial thickness burns. However, debate on whether the tissue needs to be …

The influence of different preservation and sterilisation steps on the histological properties of amnion allografts—light and scanning electron microscopic studies

F von Versen-Höynck, C Syring, S Bachmann… - Cell and Tissue …, 2004‏ - Springer
Despite thorough donor screening and preparation under aseptic conditions, conventional
methods of preservation do not exclude the probability of a contamination with pathogenic …

Clinical application and viability of cryopreserved cadaveric skin allografts in severe burn: a retrospective analysis

H Cleland, J Wasiak, H Dobson, M Paul, G Pratt, E Paul… - Burns, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Introduction Cadaveric cutaneous allografts are used in burns surgery both as a temporary
bio-dressing and occasionally as definitive management of partial thickness burns …

A newly developed hydrofibre dressing, in the treatment of partial-thickness burns

A Vloemans, AM Soesman, RW Kreis, E Middelkoop - Burns, 2001‏ - Elsevier
A newly developed, carboxymethylcellulose based hydrofibre dressing, Aquacel®, was
tested for the treatment of partial thickness burns. In this study 84 patients with mainly partial …

Current insights into skin banking: storage, preservation and clinical importance of skin allografts

L Tognetti, E Pianigiani, F Ierardi… - … Science for Applied …, 2017‏ - Taylor & Francis
Donor skin and dermal grafts are used in several types of loss of substance for different
clinical purposes. As biological physiological medication, donor skin grafts can promote re …

Sterilization and preservation influence the biophysical properties of human amnion grafts

F von Versen-Hoeynck, AP Steinfeld, J Becker… - Biologicals, 2008‏ - Elsevier
The introduction of amniotic membrane (AM) transplantation in ophthalmic surgery holds
great promise and in many clinical situations it offers an alternative to existing management …

Quality sample collection, handling, and preservation for an effective microbial forensics program

B Budowle, SE Schutzer, JP Burans… - Applied and …, 2006‏ - journals.asm.org
Science can be part of an effective investigative response to a bioterrorism event or a
biocrime by providing capabilities to analyze biological and associated signatures in …