Scientists: a new gel patch patch will not leave marks after surgery

11/29/2017

On the official website of Nanyang Technological University of Singapore ( Nanyang Technological University ) published the preliminary results of the work of scientists to create a new patch patch that can effectively accelerate wound healing, reduce scars and keloid scars.

Such products are extremely necessary for those people who have poorly healed wounds after surgery, especially plastic surgery, since tissue incisions are often performed on prominent parts of the body.

Medical plasters for this purpose already exist and are used, but each of the products performs a single function. According to the head of the development Andrew Tan , the new gel patch combines several functions at once, and significantly exceeds its predecessors in effectiveness.

According to the site My-surgeon.ru , scientists conducted a series of experiments on mice using the protein angiopoietin-4 (ANGPTL4). They found that the drug component with this protein inhibits inflammation during wound healing, participates in the formation of new blood vessels and temporarily reduces the production of collagen. The last property is necessary so that the tissues heal without scarring.

The results showed that the experimental gel patch is several times more effective than the existing medical devices of similar effect. In addition to quality wound healing, the new development may be useful for the treatment of keloid scars, which have not been treated to date due to the lack of appropriate medications. Specialists continue to improve the development by conducting new experiments.

Valeria Sokolova, news editor