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3D Printed Skin Graft Scaffolds as Potential Alternative for the Cellulitis-Induced Skin Damages

Title
3D Printed Skin Graft Scaffolds as Potential Alternative for the Cellulitis-Induced Skin Damages
Creator
Sharma, Deepak; Sharma, Neha; Umesh, Mridul; Chakraborty, Pritha; Kumar, Vinay
Description
Cellulitis is a bacterial infection starting from damaging the skin and soft tissue of the body and eventually leading to affect the immune and circulatory system. Demarked erythema, warmth, edema, and tenderness are symptoms of cellulitis affected skin. Unfortunately, due to the symptoms mimicry more than 30% of patients admitted to the hospitals are misdiagnosed as cellulitis. The existing treatment methods for the cellulitis include antibiotics and treatments associated to symptoms. Three-dimensional printing (3D printing) is emerging and innovating technology for the skin and other medical treatments. The combination of antibiotics with hydrogel and their integration with 3D printing technology can be a potential alternative to traditional dressing and solution-based approach. Current review article looks into the feasibility of 3D printing technology to manage the cellulitis-induced skin damages based on existing reports on 3D printed hydrogels for other skin problems. Review article provides insights into the cellulitis-induced skin damage, biomaterials and hydrogels in other skin damages, infections, wounds and scope of integrating 3D printing to treat to treat cellulitis. Review article projects the feasibility of 3D printed hydrogels, biomaterials, dressings, and artificial skin patches as possible solution to cellulitis-based skin damages. Furthermore, this review highlights the safety and regulatory challenges in employing 3D printing technologies for the cellulitis treatment. Current review article is first report proposing the possibility of 3D printing as alternative treatment for the cellulitis-based skin damages. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2025.
Source
Biomedical Materials and Devices;
Date
01-01-2025
Publisher
Springer Nature
Subject
3D printing; Biomaterials; Cellulitis; Hydrogels; Skin grafts
Coverage
Sharma D., Department of General Surgery, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Thandalam, Chennai, 602105, India; Sharma N., Department of Biochemistry, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Thandalam, Chennai, 602105, India; Umesh M., Department of Life Sciences, Christ University, Karnataka, Bangalore, 560029, India; Chakraborty P., School of Allied Healthcare and Sciences, JAIN (Deemed to be University), Whitefield, Karnataka, Bangalore, 560066, India; Kumar V., Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Laboratory (BITE LAB), Department of Community Medicine, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Thandalam, Chennai, 602105, India
Rights
Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library
Relation
ISSN: 27314812;
Format
online
Language
English
Type
Article

Citation

Sharma, Deepak; Sharma, Neha; Umesh, Mridul; Chakraborty, Pritha; Kumar, Vinay, “3D Printed Skin Graft Scaffolds as Potential Alternative for the Cellulitis-Induced Skin Damages,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed June 18, 2026, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/22161.

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