In animal tests, the synthetic material works as well as the best wound-care technology
A new synthetic foam works just as well as the leading gold-standard biological materials in closing up chronic wounds in animal tests, but should cost 75% less (Sci. Transl. Med. 2022, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abm6586). The biodegradable material soothes inflammation and is also an antioxidant. It could bring down the cost of treating chronic wounds, which affect around 4.5 million people in the United States alone … Diabetes, obesity and vascular disease all predispose people to wounds that don’t heal on their own, says Craig Duvall, a bioengineer at Vanderbilt University who led the new work. Chronic wounds, he says, “can be painful, susceptible to infection, and can lead to amputations.”
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