A group of researchers from the University of Queensland, together with two Iranian researchers, succeeded in growing complete human skin in the laboratory for the first time in the world.

A group of researchers from the University of Queensland, together with two Iranian researchers, succeeded in growing complete human skin in the laboratory for the first time in the world.

According to Mehr News Agency, citing Interesting Engineering, researchers at the Fraser Institute of the University of Queensland have created a version of human skin using stem cells that includes blood vessels, capillaries, hair follicles, multiple layers of tissue and immune cells.

Dr. Abbas Shafiei, who carried out this research in collaboration with Metro North Health, says: This model skin, which took six years to develop, will completely change research on skin transplantation, wound healing and skin disorders.

He says: This is the most developed model of real human skin worldwide and enables us to study diseases and test treatments more accurately.

Until now, researchers have faced limitations in studying skin diseases and developing new treatments. But now, with the help of a similar skin model that resembles human skin, diseases can be studied better.

According to Shafiei, recent advances in stem cell research have enabled researchers to create 3D laboratory models of skin. They reprogrammed human skin cells into stem cells, which can then be transformed into any laboratory model of skin. They then placed the stem cells in laboratory vessels and cultured them into tiny versions of skin, called skin organoids.

The researchers used these stem cells to create blood vessels and transplanted them into the skin growing in the laboratory.

These cells developed just like real human skin, including layers, pores, pigment, nerves and, most importantly, their own blood supply, Shafiei explained.

According to Professor Kiarash Khosrow Tehrani, another researcher active in the project, this engineered skin could significantly improve skin transplantation and advance the treatment of inflammatory skin disorders such as psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, scleroderma and other genetic diseases.

He added, “Skin transplants are used to treat severe wounds and burns, but their effectiveness can be limited and the risk of infection is high. This skin model will enable us to make further advances in these treatments as well as wound healing, regenerative medicine and precision dermatology.”