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Collagen Sealant for Wounds

V F Murphy< a> Sunday 27th July 2003

A team from Texas Agricultural Research Station reported a novel gel incorporating collagen for wound healing. The gel combines collagen with other materials, and speeds the closure of wounds, according to Dr Douglas Miller, one of the scientists working on the project.

Trials in rats showed comparable healing between untreated and treated wounds where injury ages were 6 and 3 days respectively, which the BBC expresses as a 50 improvement in wound closure. a 50 improvement in wound closure BB…

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