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SUBMITTER: Golberg A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5516938 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Golberg Alexander A Villiger Martin M Khan Saiqa S Quinn Kyle P KP Lo William C Y WCY Bouma Brett E BE Mihm Martin C MC Austen William G WG Yarmush Martin L ML
The Journal of investigative dermatology 20160705 11
Preventing the formation of hypertrophic scars, especially those that are a result of major trauma or burns, would have enormous impact in the fields of regenerative and trauma medicine. In this report, we introduce a noninvasive method to prevent scarring based on nonthermal partial irreversible electroporation. Contact burn injuries in rats were treated with varying treatment parameters to optimize the treatment protocol. Scar surface area and structural properties of the scar were assessed wi ...[more]