Harvard hydrogel made by bacteria helps heal internal wounds

Slapping on a Band-Aid is the easiest way to help a cut on your skin heal, but things aren't so simple for internal wounds. For one, it's obviously much harder to reach that surface to put a dressing on it, but even when its open, say during surgery, the slippery mucus lining prevents bandages sticking. Now, researchers from Harvard have developed spray-on hydrogels, produced by bacteria, that can help heal these internal wounds.

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Category: Medical

Tags:

• Bacteria
• Harvard
• Healing
• Hydrogels
• Wound
• Wyss Institute

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