Researchers report the development of a wound dressing consisting of a peptide, derived from the extracellular protein laminin, that was incorporated into a material converted from liquid to gel by body temperature when applied to living tissue; the dressing promoted the adhesion, migration, and proliferation of dermal cells and significantly accelerated wound closure and tissue regeneration in diabetic mice, compared with control treatments, according to the authors.
Article #18-04262: "Potent laminin-inspired antioxidant regenerative dressing accelerates wound healing in diabetes," by Yunxiao Zhu et al.
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