Researchers at the University of Ottawa have created a customizable and cost-effective hydrogel that could significantly improve healing processes for various tissues and organs, with plans for further testing towards clinical application. Credit: University of Ottawa Groundbreaking research led by Dr. Emilio I.
Alarcón from the University of Ottawa has the potential to affect millions of lives through the development of peptide-based hydrogels. These innovative materials are designed to close skin wounds, administer therapeutic agents to damaged heart tissue, and repair and reshape injured corneas. Combining biomedical finesse and nature-inspired engineering, a uOttawa-led team of scientists have created a jelly-like material that shows great potential for on-the-spot repair to a remarkable range of damaged organs and tissues in the human body.
Cutting-edge research co-led by uOttawa Faculty of Medicine Associate Professor Dr. Emilio I. Alarcón could eventually impact millions of lives with peptide-based hydrogels that will close skin wounds, deliver therapeutics to damaged heart muscle, as well as reshape and heal injured corneas.
University of Ottawa Associate Professor Dr. Emilio I. Alarcón, a scientist and director at the BioEngineering and Therapeutic Solutions (BEaTS) group at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute whose innovative research work is focused on developing new materials with capabilities for tissue regeneration.
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