Traditional wound dressings don’t always do the job Yuri A/PeopleImages/Shutterstock
A biodegradable, 3D-printed skin could speed up the healing of chronic wounds for people with diabetes, after successful tests in rats.
Due to problems with their circulation and other complications, around one-fifth of people with diabetes experience wounds that heal too slowly, or not at all. This can lead to severe infections and, in extreme cases, limb amputations.
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