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‘Living Bandages’ Heal Burns with Patients’ Cells

April 28, 2004

London, England - British scientists have developed "living bandages," made from a patient's own cells, which speed healing for burns and diabetes sufferers.

The biological bandages, launched at the British Burns Association meeting on Tuesday, have been used successfully on patients with severe burns and diabetics with chronic wounds.

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