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Hydrogel helps grow new scar-free skin over third degree burns |
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Friday, 16 December 2011 22:32 |
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Third-degree burns typically require very complex treatment, and leave nasty scars once they've healed. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University, however, are reporting success at treating such burns
on lab mice, using a new type of hydrogel that grows new skin (as opposed to scar tissue) over burn sites. The gel contains no drugs or biological components - it's made mainly from water and dissolved dextran, which is a sugar-like polymer.
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Continue Reading Hydrogel helps grow new scar-free skin over third degree burnsSection: Health and WellbeingTags: Burns,
Injuries,
Johns Hopkins University,
Skin,
Treatment,
Wound
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