Second-degree burn wound after two days of healing. Phot by Cjr80 via Wikimedia Commons A topical gel formulation of 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) for the treatment of burn wounds has achieved near-complete closure within 21 days in animal models. The findings were published in the journal Biomaterials. Researchers at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation and the University of Arizona College of Medicine have developed the new formulation. The medication is best known und

Photo by Benis Arapovic via Vecteezy Researchers in Arkansas are developing experimental surgical sutures that slowly release anti-inflammatory drugs at the wound site, aiming to curb local inflammation, reduce scarring, and potentially improve outcomes of delicate procedures. Working in the laboratory of chemist Sharon K. Hamilton, PhD, at Ouachita Baptist University, undergraduate researcher Mieya Kirby has focused on electrospun polymers, which can be drawn under high volt

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