Bandages made from crab shells speed healing.

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  • Source:
    Science News for Students. 4/14/2021, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.
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    • Subject Terms:
      CRAB shells; HEALING; PLANT cell walls; BANDAGES & bandaging; ACETYL group; PLANT polymers
    • Abstract:
      These researchers wondered if making a gauze out of it would speed wound healing better than the traditional cellulose-based gauze does. A new medical dressing helps skin wounds heal faster. The best-performing chitin gauze sped the growth of new skin cells and blood vessels. Effect of the degree of acetylation of chitin nonwoven fabrics forpromoting wound healing. [Extracted from the article]
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