Unit Structure
The Skin Culture Lab & Tissue Bank operates through four integrated units:
Administrative, Documentation & Ethical Affairs
Handles all regulatory, ethical, and documentation requirements, including patient consent, donor consent, approvals, traceability, records, quality documentation, and compliance with hospital and legal standards.
Clinical Assessment & Multidisciplinary Decision-Making
Perform pre- and post-implantation assessment of the wound bed, burn grade, patient condition, infection risk, and treatment suitability. The final treatment plan is selected by a three-consultant team: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Intensive Care Burn Unit, and Pathology.
Cell Culture Section
Responsible for processing patient or donor samples, isolating and expanding cells such as but not limited to “keratinocytes, Fibroblasts, Mesenchymal Stem cells (MSCs)” or derivatives “, Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP), Platelet Rich Fibrin (PRF), Stromal Vascular Fraction (SVF), monitoring culture quality, and preparing cultured cellular products for approved clinical application.
Cell, Graft & Tissue Bank
Responsible for controlled storage, preservation, quarantine, inventory management, and traceability of cultured cells, skin grafts/homograft’s, amniotic tissues, adipose-derived tissues, and other approved biological materials.
Scope of the Unit
The unit provides specialized services for:
Acute and chronic burn wounds
Deep partial-thickness and full-thickness burns
Major burns with limited autologous donor skin
Burn wounds requiring temporary biological coverage
Keratinocyte-based burn reconstruction
Skin homograft/allograft processing and preservation
Adipose-derived regenerative medicine pathways
PRP and PRF-assisted wound support
SVF-related approved clinical or research pathways
Exosome-related research and protocol-based applications
Post-burn scars, hypertrophic scars, and contractures
Reconstructive and functional restoration after burns
Scope of each section
Administrative, Documentation & Ethical Affairs Unit
Responsible for the governance, consent, documentation, ethics, and compliance of the Skin Culture Lab & Tissue Bank.
Scope:
Patient and donor consent
Ethical approvals
Donor eligibility documentation
Regulatory and hospital compliance
Biosafety and infection-control records
Tissue/cell traceability
Quality-control documentation
Clinical audit and outcome records
Research documentation
Clinical Assessment & Multidisciplinary Decision Unit
Responsible for patient evaluation before and after implantation and selection of the most suitable treatment strategy.
Scope:
Burn grade and depth assessment
Wound-bed evaluation
Patient general condition assessment
Infection-risk assessment
Donor-site availability assessment
Pre-implantation planning
Post-implantation follow-up
Selection of the best treatment option by three consultants:
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Intensive Care/Burn Unit, and Pathology
Cell Culture Unit
Responsible for cell processing, culture, expansion, and preparation for clinical use.
Scope:
Skin biopsy reception
Keratinocyte isolation
Cell expansion and monitoring
Culture quality checks
Preparation of cultured epithelial cells
Laboratory documentation and traceability
Cell, Graft & Tissue Bank Unit
Responsible for storage, preservation, quarantine, release, and inventory control of biological materials.
Scope:
Storage of cultured cells
Preservation of skin grafts and homograft’s/allografts
Storage of adipose-derived tissues when applicable
Quarantine pending safety results
Quality release before clinical use
Cold chain/cryopreservation monitoring
Donor-to-recipient traceability
Eminent Procedures
Autologous Keratinocyte Culture
A small skin biopsy may be taken from the patient and processed in the Skin Culture Laboratory to isolate and expand keratinocytes for later use in burn wound coverage.
Cultured Epithelial Cell Application
Cultured epithelial cells may be applied to selected prepared wounds according to the clinical protocol, wound condition, infection status, and timing of cell availability.
Living-Donor Skin Homograft / Allograft Processing
Redundant excised skin from body-contouring or lipoplasty-related excisional surgery may be donated, processed, preserved, quarantined, and released as temporary biological coverage for selected burn patients.
Adipose-Derived Tissue Processing
Lipoaspirate or adipose tissue obtained during lipoplasty/liposuction may be processed for approved SVF, adipose-derived regenerative, reconstructive applications.
PRP and PRF-Assisted Burn Wound Support
PRP and PRF may be used as adjuncts in selected cases to support wound healing, graft integration, donor-site healing, or scar modulation.
Skin Homograft Coverage for Major Burns
Skin homograft/allograft may be used as temporary biological coverage after excision of extensive burns, especially when the patient’s own donor skin is limited.
Integrated Burn Coverage Pathway
Selected patients may receive a staged plan combining excision, skin homograft, autograft, cultured keratinocytes, amniotic membrane, PRP/PRF, regenerative adjuncts, and rehabilitation.
What We Provide & Treat
We Provide
Burn wound stabilization
Keratinocyte culture
Cultured epithelial cell application
Living-donor skin homograft/allograft processing
Skin allograft preservation and storage
Temporary biological burn coverage
Adipose-derived regenerative tissue processing
PRP and PRF-assisted wound support
SVF-related approved pathways
Advanced wound-bed preparation
Training and research programs
We Treat
Major burns
Deep partial-thickness burns
Full-thickness burns
Burns with limited donor skin
Non-healing burn wounds
Chronic wounds
Failed graft or delayed graft healing
Hypertrophic scars
Post-burn contractures
Functional impairment after burns
Complex reconstructive cases.