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Injectable silk-kudzu hydrogel shows fast wound closure in lab tests
Key Takeaways
- Researchers combined silk fibroin with kudzu-derived puerarin in an injectable hydrogel.
- The material passed through a 27-gauge needle and re-formed as a gel after injection.
- Human skin-cell tests showed over 95% viability with no reported toxicity.
- Lab wound-healing assays reached complete closure within 72 hours.
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DT Editorial Team··via phys.org