A new gel helps wounds heal

A new gel helps wounds heal 
Researchers from UCLA have developed an injectable hydrogel that helps skin wounds heal faster.  

The new synthetic polymer material creates an instant scaffold, sort of like stacked gumballs, that allows new tissue to latch on and grow within the cavities formed between linked spheres of gel.

PR:
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-researchers-develop-new-material-to-accelerate-healing

Paper:
http://www.nature.com/nmat/journal/v14/n7/full/nmat4294.html

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