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Novel diabetic wound treatment turns cells into manufacturers

A microscopic view of how the diabetic wound treatment works.
A microscope view of injured diabetic skin 14 days after applying a bandage that uses the researchers’ interwoven extracellular matrix material. Immune cells are shifting their behavior from inflammation (green) to healing (red). tCredit: Texas A&M Engineering

Diabetes affects more than 40 million people in the United States, according to the American Diabetes Association. For many, the chronic condition means a lifetime of pain as worsening circulation leads to nonhealing ulcers in the extremities, especially the legs and feet.

Chronic inflammation, difficulty in forming nutrient-carrying capillaries, and overzealous immune cells that attack healing tissue all combine to make diabetic foot ulcers one of the most difficult wounds to treat...

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