Embodiments of the present invention provide Dermal Micro-organs (DMOs),
methods and apparatuses for producing the same. Some embodiments of the
invention provide a DMO including a plurality of dermal components, which
substantially retain the micro-architecture and three dimensional
structure of the dermal tissue from which they are derived, having
dimensions selected so as to allow passive diffusion of adequate
nutrients and gases to cells of the DMO and diffusion of cellular waste
out of the cells so as to minimize cellular toxicity and concomitant
death due to insufficient nutrition and accumulation of waste in the DMO.
Some embodiments of the invention provide methods and apparatuses for
harvesting the DMO. An apparatus for harvesting the DMO may include,
according to some exemplary embodiments, a support configuration to
support a skin-related tissue structure from which the DMO is to be
harvested, and a cutting tool able to separate the DMO from the
skin-related tissue structure. Other embodiments are described and
claimed.