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Plasma-Treated Algae Becomes a Wound-Healing Coating

Plasma-Treated Algae Becomes a Wound-Healing Coating

What they found

Plasma-treated blue-green microalgae sped wound healing and killed bacteria.

Plasma-treated blue-green microalgae sped wound healing and killed bacteria.

How solid is it?

Early human

Early human

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

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Researchers are using plasma technology to transform blue-green microalgae into an incredible wound-healing coating. The microalgae was found to speed up the healing process and to protect patients from infection by killing bacteria.

Researchers are using plasma technology to transform blue-green microalgae into an incredible wound-healing coating. The microalgae was found to speed up the healing process and to protect patients from infection by killing bacteria.

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