- The material contains fibronectin, the protein that helps assembly skin tissue in youth
- Harvard University study found mice healed on average three days faster
- Foetal skin is rich in fibronectin but it disappears soon after birth
A plaster made with a protein found in the very young skin has been found to speed up wound healing and leave no scars.
The material contains fibronectin, a protein that helps assembly skin tissue during development. In a recent study by Harvard University, mice treated with the fibronectin patch healed on average three days faster compared with mice whose wounds were just covered with a plastic film.
They also had no scarring, reports the journal Biomaterials. Foetal skin is rich in fibronectin but it disappears at birth. The scientists are now developing an artificial version for a plaster.
A plaster made with fibronectin, a protein found in baby skin, speeds up wound healing and doesn’t leave scars (file photo)