Artificial skin

Details Artificial skin Artificial skin

1989-07-07

1991-01-15

Cannon, Alan W.

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Implantable prosthesis

Hair or skin

128156, 523113, 523114, A61F 210

Patent

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049850369

ABSTRACT:
A material which transmits wound moisture, made up of an upper layer of an elastomer having a thickness of 0.01-0.2 mm which is provided with pores having a diameter not exceeding 0.7 .mu.m and a pore density of 1-75% of the surface, and a lower layer of an elastomer having a thickness of 0.05-1 mm which is provided with macropores having a diameter of 50-200 .mu.m, at least some of the walls of said macropores being provided with micropores having a diameter of 0.1-0.25 .mu.m, is provided. The material of the invention meets a number of conditions making it suitable for the use of artificial skin.

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patent: 4725273 (1988-02-01), Kira
patent: 4813966 (1989-03-01), Gilding et al.
patent: 4822352 (1989-04-01), Joh et al.
patent: 4947840 (1990-08-01), Yannas et al.

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