The book Function-oriented bioengineered skin equivalents - continuous development towards
complete skin replication aims to provide potential readers with a comprehensive summary of the
available information on various in vitro skin models from historical background to different
modeling approaches and their applications. Particular emphasis is placed on presenting the
current technological components available for the development of engineered skin equivalents
by summarizing advances in cell cultivation materials science and bioengineering. Using
examples of the current-state-of-art we describe the advantages limitations and challenges
of developing in vitro skin models for successful use in clinical applications and skin-related
research.
