Physical Address
304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
Physical Address
304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
People with diabetes often find that cuts and bigger wounds heal very slowly, but a biodegradable dressing made using 3D-printed skin could help
Traditional wound dressings don’t always do the job Yuri A/PeopleImages/Shutterstock
A biodegradable, 3D-printed skin could speed up the healing of chronic wounds for people with diabetes, after successful tests in rats.
Due to problems with their circulation and other complications, around one-fifth of people with diabetes experience wounds that heal too slowly, or not at all. This can lead to severe infections and, in extreme cases, limb amputations.
Now, Shan-hui Hsu at the National Taiwan University …