Tuesday 13 December 2016

Skin cells 'crawl' together to heal wounds treated with unique hydrogel layer

(University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering) A team led by Professor Milica Radisic in U of T Engineering has demonstrated for the first time that their peptide-hydrogel biomaterial prompts skin cells to 'crawl' toward one another, closing chronic, non-healing wounds often associated with diabetes, such as bed sores and foot ulcers.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://ift.tt/2hM1cnX

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