The procedure which promotes the formation of new blood vessels and skin, including hair folicies, could lead to greatly improved healing for injured soldiers, fire victims and people with third-degree burns, say researchers. The treatment involved a simple wound dressing that included a specially designed hydrogel, a water-based, 3D framework of polymers, the journal proceedings of the national Academy of Sciences reported. this material based on mice tissue tests was developed by researchers from Johns Hopkins engineering, medical and pathology streams. Third-degree burns typically destroy the top layers of skin down to the muscle.
