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Published online 24 February 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030217-14
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New gauze promotes natural healing
Biodegradable bandage made from wound-healing proteins.
A new bandage mimics the natural tissue that forms as a wound heals. The gauze, made from the blood protein fibrinogen, could be applied as a dressing that need never be removed.
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