Skin cells 'crawl' together to heal wounds treated with unique hydrogel layer

(University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science& Engineering) A team led by Professor Milica Radisic in U of T Engineering has demonstrated for the first time that their peptide-hydrogel biomaterial prompts skin cells to 'crawl' toward one another, closing chronic, non-healing wounds often associated with diabetes, such as bed sores and foot ulcers.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news