Human Skin Bio-Engineering
From human reconstructed skin to advanced 3D-printing aging skin models
Leader in reconstructed skin for over 40 years, L'Oréal EpiskinTech has developed Human Skin Bio-Engineering combining biology, mechanics, and electronics to decipher biological markers, tissue architecture, and structural dynamics at every age.
Collaborating with the University of Oregon, L’Oréal leverages Melt Electrowriting (MEW): advanced 3D printing that fabricates ultra-fine fibers mimicking the skin's extracellular matrix, to apply tissue engineering at an unprecedented precision. These customizable models grow aged cells into a biologically aged dermis, replicating conditions like fibrosis, offering predictability in testing how molecules restore tissue mechanics and validating formulas designed to address structural aging at its root and restore the skin’s biological vitality.