Feb 24, 2019
New material could ‘drive wound healing’ using the body’s inbuilt healing system
Posted by James Christian Smith in categories: biotech/medical, materials
Imperial researchers have developed a new bioinspired material that interacts with surrounding tissues to promote healing.
Materials are widely used to help heal wounds: Collagen sponges help treat burns and pressure sores, and scaffold-like implants are used to repair broken bones. However, the process of tissue repair changes over time, so scientists are looking to biomaterials that interact with tissues as healing takes place.