A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Science University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg for the Degree of Master of Science. Johannesburg 1992 / 1. Beder, J.B. Thornley, A.L. and Veale.R, Human keratinocyte culture techniques using foetal, neonatal and adult keratinocytes with particular reference to extensive bum wounds. This paper was presented at the South African Burn Society Biannual Congress held at Berg en Dal, Kruger National Park, from 31 August to 1 September 1989. 2. Beder, J.B., Thornley, A.L. and Veale, R. Human keratinocyte culture techniques in extensive burn wounds. The Journal of Trauma and Emergency Medicine. 1990 Jan/Feb; 7 (1); 29-32. 3. Beder J.B. Cultured allografts. A letter appearing in the Continuing Medical Education Journal (CEM). 1990 Jan; 8(1): 48. 4. Beder, J.B. Problems and attempted solutions associated with the application of cultured epidermal grafts to full thickness burns in extensively burnt patients. This paper was presented in the form of a poster at the Association of Surgeons of South Africa Biannual Congress held in Bloemfontein from May 1-4 1990. 5. Beder, J.B., Thornley, A.L., Veale R., Kadwa, A.M., Scott, E. Healing chronic leg ulcers cultured keratinocyte allografts. This paper was presented at the annual Congress of The Surgical Research Society of Southern Africa held in Bloemfontein from 29 April to 1 May 1990. This paper was the runner-up for the best paper presented at the above congress. 6. The abstract of the paper mentioned in 5. above was published in the South African Journal of Surgery 1990 Sep; 28 (3): 123. 7. Beder, J.B., Healing full thickness burns with various types of cultured epidermal grafts - a comparative study. This paper was presented at the Z4th annual meeting of the British Burn Association held at the post-graduate centre, Stock Mandeville, Aylesbury, Bucks. England, United Kingdom, on the 10th May 1991. 8. Beder, J.B, J.B. A comparative study of various keratinocyte cell lines used in the synthesis of confluent stratified keratinocyte sheets. This paper was presented at the skin culture meeting, a satellite meeting of the 24th annual meeting of the British Burn Association, held at the post-graduate centre, Stoke-Mandeville, Aylesbury, Bucks, England, United Kingdom, on the 8th May 1991. 9. Beder, J.B. Healing chronic leg ulcers using cultured keratinocyte allografts. This paper was presented at the skin culture meeting of the British Burn Association held at the post-graduate centre, Stoke- Mandeville, Aylesbury, Bucks, England, United Kingdom on the 8th May 1991. 10. Beder, J.B., Thornley, A.L. and Veale, R. Healing chronic ulcers and other skin defects, using cultured keratinocyte allografts - including an assessment of their survival. Submitted for publication to the British Medical Journal. 11. Beder, J.B. The preparation and grafting of cultured epidermal sheets. Submitted for publication to the South African Journal of Surgery. 13. Beder, J.B., Thoenley, A.L. and Veale. R. Healing full thickness burns with cultured epidermal grafts - a comparative study. Submitted for publication to Transplantation.