| abstract |
The present invention relates to dermal micro-organs (DMOs), their production methods and devices. The present invention also provides a DMO comprising a plurality of dermal constituents that substantially maintain the microstructure of the tissue or organ from which they are derived and the tertiary structure of the dermal tissue from which the DMO comprises insufficient nutrients and In order to minimize the cytotoxicity resulting from the accumulation of waste and thus killing, it has a size selected to allow passive diffusion of appropriate nutrients and gases into the DMO cells and cellular waste out of the MO cells. In addition, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for collecting DMO. An apparatus for collecting a DMO according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a support member for supporting a skin-related tissue structure from the DMO to be collected, and a cutting tool capable of separating the DMO from the skin-related tissue structure. Other embodiments are described in the detailed description of the invention and in the claims. |