by Elton Alisson, FAPESP Photo of the Human Skin Equivalent with Hypodermis (HSEH) developed by researchers at the Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory. Credit: LNBio Brazilian researchers have used three-dimensional (3D) printing to develop an artificial skin model with properties that are more similar to those of human skin. The structure, called Human Skin Equivalent with Hypodermis...
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Human skin can be damaged by exposure to thirdhand smoke and electronic cigarette spills
by Iqbal Pittalwala, University of California – Riverside THS refers to the residues left behind by smoking. Credit: UCR/University Communications A University of California, Riverside, study has found that dermal exposure to nicotine concentrations found in thirdhand smoke, or THS, and electronic cigarette spills may damage the skin. THS, of which nicotine is a major component,...