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Bioengineers test biodegradable bandage for treating chronic wounds
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Bioengineers test biodegradable bandage for treating chronic wounds

by Kim Krieger, University of Connecticut Skin cells (glowing green) grow in the tiny spaces between polymer nanofiber threads (red) woven into a biodegradable, piezoelectric wound covering. Credit: Thanh Nguyen Chronic skin wounds that never heal can be disfiguring and painful. In the journal Biomaterials, University of Connecticut bioengineers describe a special scaffold for new skin that...