RJ MacKenzie in The Scientist:
Deep skin wounds can be difficult to treat, and the available methods are often too short-acting or lack proper targeting to the wound site. But a newly developed biomaterial may overcome these challenges.
Researchers at Imperial College London developed a new wound dressing that assembles and delivers the body’s own healing proteins at the precise time and place where they’re needed. They showed that the material could accelerate healing in wounds on mouse skin as well as on living human skin tested in a lab.1 They published their results in Nature Materials.
Stubborn wounds put a huge burden on healthcare systems. For example, diabetic foot ulcers, caused by poor circulation and lack of sensation, affect nearly 19 million people each year, with one in five cases leading to an amputation.2
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