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Tag: Journal of Nanomaterials

NAMRU-San Antonio research provides platform for next generation antimicrobial wound dressing
November 15, 2016 — The Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio, or NAMRU-SA, recently published data in the Journal of Nanomaterials demonstrating an electrospun chitosan/polyethylene oxide, or CS/PEO, scaffold is a promising candidate for wound dressing applications due to excellent antibacterial characteristics and biocompatibility. ... MORE

Navy researchers who are focused on helping injured warfighters are now able to weave chemicals and proteins into a nanofibrous scaffold, or wound dressing, (shown above) that may speed up healing and reduce scarring. Research by the NAMRU-SA provides a platform for the development of what can best be described as an antimicrobial super bandage.