Abstract:Split thickness skin grafts are widely used in treating burn injuries. To date, with limited availability of donor skin and minimal expansions offered by conventional skin grafting, it is challenging to cover large and severe burns. In this study, novel synthetic skin grafts with alternating slit (AS) shaped cut patterns were developed and tested to evaluate the expansion potentials offered by auxetic or negative Poisson’s ratio structures in skin grafting. A range of auxetic incision patterns were designed wi… Show more
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