Burns
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An experimental nanoparticle therapy cuts in half the time wounds take to heal compared to natural healing. It could find use in treating a variety of cuts, burns, and wounds, including more serious issues such chronic skin ulcers and surgical incisions.
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When a person's skin is burnt or otherwise injured, part of the body's healing process involves boosting oxygen levels in the damaged tissue. A new paint-on bandage indicates those levels, by glowing when exposed to bright light.
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A couple of engineering students at the University of Toronto have created the PrintAlive, a 3D printer that produces skin grafts for burn victims on demand, potentially putting an end to harvesting a person's own body for healthy skin.
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Even with advances in gels and dressings, burns remain a difficult injury to treat. But researchers from Japan's Tokai University have developed a new ultra-thin material that clings to those trickier locations, while also serving to ward off infectious bacteria.
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Researchers at the A*STAR's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) in Singapore have developed a nanogel using self-assembling ultrashort peptide technology that can heal burn wounds much faster than the silicone-based wound dressings currently used
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A new prototype medical dressing for burns automatically alerts doctors to the presence of infection by glowing under UV light.
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ScienceAn intestinal parasitic worm has inspired a new type of skin graft adhesive patch.
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Medicated dissolvable oral strips have been developed to treat minor burns inside the mouth.
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Scientists have created face paint that protects soldiers against the heat of bomb blasts.
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A mask stuffed with micro-components could speed up the healing of facial burns.
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A recently-developed hydrogel allows new skin to grow over third-degree burns.
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A new understanding of the workings of a DNA-repairing enzyme could lead to medications that heal sunburns.
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