It is estimated that more than 7 million people in India suffer from burn injuries every year. 80% of these are women and children. Skin injuries are the second largest group of injuries after road accidents. Out of the 10% of these accidents which are life threatening, around 50% succumb to their injuries. Nearly 1 to 1.5 lakh people get crippled and require multiple surgeries and prolonged rehabilitation in India every year.

A burn wound is probably the most devastating of all the wounds – physically, psychologically, socially and economically. Early burn wound closure is crucial for the survival of patients with large burn wounds. An infected burn wound which leads to systemic sepsis is the single most major cause of death in patients with burn wounds – especially in India.