Diabetic skin ulcers often take a long time to heal, sometimes even leading to complications that result in amputation. A new hydrogel is designed to help keep that from happening, by delivering ...

The nanostructured hydrogel addresses this issue by providing a protective environment for the peptides, keeping them intact until they're delivered directly to the wound site. "The material is very ...

To create a new wound-care gel, researchers used a common hydrogel, Gel-MA, and created several combinations infused with platelet-rich blood plasma (PRP) and polylysine (PL). To test the gel’s ...

Researchers have developed an easy-to-apply antibacterial hydrogel by incorporating a biodegradable oligomer into a ...

A responsive hydrogel delivers RNA therapy to diabetic wounds, reducing tissue breakdown and inflammation by releasing treatment in sync with the wound's chemical signals. (Nanowerk Spotlight) A small ...

A new type of wound dressing might change burn care for the better with one amazing property: dissolvability. Surgically debriding burn wounds can be tedious for doctors and excruciating for patients.

When you think about materials used in medicine, you likely picture metals, plastics, or synthetic gels. Researchers at the ...

Researchers have developed a bioactive hydrogel ink containing macrophage-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) that enhances cutaneous wound healing and can be administered in situ using a 3D-printing ...

Diabetes, vascular diseases, or burns can cause wounds that the body can’t easily heal. Scientists at UCLA have developed an injectable gel that may someday soon make injured areas of skin stronger.

Diabetes is a global epidemic, and its complications—particularly chronic wounds—are both debilitating and costly. A large percentage of diabetic patients suffer from wounds that refuse to heal, often ...

Additionally, hydrogel can perfectly fill irregularly shaped wounds and deal with deep bleeding efficiently. The poor mechanical strength of existing hydrogel dressings limits their applications in ...