dc.description.abstract | Burns are one of the most common and serious forms of
trauma worldwide , The world health organization (WHO)
recorded about 180,000 deaths annually caused by burns
and most of the cases belongs to low and middle income
countries.1 Burn care have developed throughout the years ,
Nile Tilapia Fish Skin (NTFS) was suggested because the
tilapia fish is cheap , available , high amounts of collagen
type 1 in its skin and it histologically similar to the human
skin.2 Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) belongs to the
Cichlid family and originates from the Nile basin, in East
Africa , and it is widespread throughout the world . The aim
of this research is to show how the Nile Tilapia fish skin is
used as a biological dressing and how it accelerates the
process of wound healing. | en_US |