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Canadian biochemical engineers have developed a biopolymer wound dressing that may be shaped using 3D printers to conform to a burn victim’s face or other body parts.  The hydrogel material combines a seaweed-based biopolymer, a heat-sensitive polymer, and cellulose crystals.  The dressing will not only provide protective coverage for burned skin but can also slowly and predictably release medications that speed wound healing…. Someday soon.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0021979723001984?via=ihub

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