Institutional development · Research, innovation and assessment · Brazil
Unicamp chemical engineers develop liquid wound dressing that dries in up to 45 seconds
Researchers at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) in Brazil have developed a liquid dressing applied straight onto a wound, which forms a transparent film.
Why it matters: Unicamp's Faculty of Chemical Engineering researchers have produced a liquid dressing that the university reports could be used on both humans and animals.
According to Inova Unicamp, the university's innovation agency, researchers at Unicamp's Faculty of Chemical Engineering (FEQ) have developed a liquid dressing that can be put directly on an injured area.
Inova Unicamp reports that the dressing dries on the skin within up to 45 seconds and leaves a transparent film over the wound.
The agency says the technology has potential for use in both humans and animals.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
The Unicamp chemical engineering team's dressing is reported to dry within 45 seconds and to form a transparent film, with potential applications described for both human and animal care.
