Making a synthetic replacement skin requires a wide background of specialist knowledge and this is reflected in the members of the research team. (sciencemag.org)
Burn victims or those with spinal cord injuries might be provided with replacement skin or nerve tissue grown from their own body cells. (scientificamerican.com)
Indeed, it appears that researchers in Australia did just that last year by developing what they called «3 - D replacement skin» which combines «stem cells with synthetic materials like collagen, elastin and other products.» (canadianlawyermag.com)