At Sustainable Swine Resources (SSR), we source, prepare, and deliver porcine materials to exact specifications so teams can move from concept to clinic with confidence. Porcine skin is one of the most adaptable tissues we support. Its handling characteristics and biological familiarity make it useful across care settings, product development, and training. Below are five common uses, along with how SSR configures supply to match each program’s needs.
What Are the Top 5 Uses for Porcine Skin Grafts?
1) Burn Care: Rapid Coverage and Protection
Severe burns require immediate coverage to protect exposed tissue and manage fluid loss while clinicians plan definitive treatment. Porcine skin is a SSR product that has long been used as a temporary biologic dressing that conforms to complex anatomy and helps maintain a stable wound environment. It can provide an effective bridge to later interventions and simplifies dressing management in the early phase of care.
How SSR supports this use: We begin with your application and standard operating procedures, then define the harvesting window, trimming approach, thickness targets, rinse or wash steps, and packaging so grafts arrive ready for your workflow. When projects call for highly specific preparation, our designated medical-material rooms near the harvest floor (staffed by GMP-trained personnel) enable consistent, repeatable handling from lot to lot.
2) Chronic Wound Management
Chronic wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers and pressure injuries often benefit from coverage that helps maintain a favorable environment while underlying drivers are addressed. Porcine skin grafts give clinicians a biologic option for protection and support during the course of care, with formats that can be sized to the wound and replaced on protocol. If you work with wounds and reconstructive procedures, consider learning how we partner.
How SSR supports this use: Many chronic wound programs are protocol-driven, so we align on dimensions, moisture controls, and preservation method (fresh or frozen). We ship on wet or dry ice via parcel services for low-to-moderate volumes or temperature-controlled LTL for recurring supply, matching delivery windows to clinic schedules to reduce waste and stockouts.
3) Surgical Reconstruction And Soft-Tissue Reinforcement
In reconstructive procedures, surgeons may select porcine-derived skin materials to reinforce soft tissue, protect complex closures, or provide short-term coverage in staged approaches. Consistent handling and sizing help teams integrate material into established techniques and instrument sets.
How SSR supports this use: We tailor sourcing and preparation to your downstream process. That includes benefits of sow tissue when larger, uniform pieces are required, as well as precise dissection and debridement steps to meet device manufacturing needs. Our ISO 22442-2 compliance and sourcing from SQF-certified, USDA-inspected Johnsonville facilities in Wisconsin and Kansas support documentation in regulated environments. For more information on our qualifications, view our certifications page.
4) Dental and Periodontal Soft-Tissue Applications
Porcine skin and dermal derivatives are used in dental and periodontal settings to augment soft tissue, protect graft sites, or support coverage during staged procedures. Clinicians value predictable handling and chair-side efficiency, which depend on consistent thickness and cut patterns.
How SSR supports this use: We collaborate with product teams to define kit-ready formats, including standard dimensions, trimming profiles, and preservation that fits storage constraints. When needed, we incorporate steps such as bioburden reduction and specific wash sequences, then package to your labeling and lot-control preferences for straightforward intake and inventory.
5) Education and Training
Because porcine tissues share practical similarities with human tissue, porcine skin is widely used in training, from basic suturing and stapling to advanced reconstruction techniques. Reliable, well-prepared tissue helps programs deliver repeatable, skills-based learning. Education and training make up a big part of what SSR supports.
How SSR supports this use: We supply consistent sizes in formats aligned to course curricula, with shipment timing planned around lab dates to minimize waste. For high-throughput programs, we coordinate recurring deliveries and packaging that simplifies setup and teardown.
Why Teams Choose SSR for Porcine Skin
Customization from the first conversation. Every engagement starts with your application, specifications, and SOPs. Together we build a protocol for harvesting, processing, preservation, and shipping that fits your use case. The result is material that arrives ready for the next step, not a generic product your team has to rework.
Controlled preparation when it matters. For programs that require specific handling, SSR utilizes designated medical-material rooms near the harvest floor. GMP-trained personnel process, inspect, package, and ship according to the SOP defined with your team, supporting consistency and repeatability across lots.
Certified quality and traceability. SSR is ISO 22442-2 compliant and sources porcine tissues from two SQF-certified Johnsonville facilities in Wisconsin and Kansas. Sites are USDA-inspected and operate under robust Quality Management Systems and HACCP plans. Materials come from animals that have passed USDA antemortem and post-mortem inspections, and we can provide supply chain traceability documentation when needed.
Processing options aligned to downstream needs. Depending on your program, we can include steps such as bioburden reduction, material debridement, dissection, arterial or vein preservation related to organs, and viral inactivation. We also participate in advisory boards, planning sessions, and roundtables for teams advancing next-generation products.
Logistics that match your cadence. Whether you need single shipments for pilot work or recurring deliveries for commercial programs, we ship fresh or frozen, on wet or dry ice, via parcel or temperature-controlled LTL. Our goal is straightforward: the right material, in the right condition, at the right time.
Configure porcine skin to your program
If you are building a wound care portfolio, scaling reconstructive products, or standing up a training curriculum, SSR can tailor porcine skin materials to your exact requirements and ship on the schedule you need. Share your application and SOPs, and we will design a sourcing and preparation protocol that fits, then deliver it consistently.
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