Inoculated spongiform scaffold for transplantation and tissue regeneration

摘要

A spongiform scaffold which comprises epithelial stem cells, and free of mesenchymal cells. A spongiform scaffold comprising precursor keratinocytes for use in a method of transplantion of the scaffold to an epithelial cell target site in a recipient, resulting in growth of said epithelial stem cells and the ingrowth of cells from the body of said recipient to restore tissue. A version of the scaffold is formed from collagen, and in particular, Spongostan(TM).