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Can seaweed heal wounds without scarring? | The Royal Society

Join Dr Nowsheen Goonoo to discover how seaweed can be turned into affordable dressings for fast and scarless wound healing, especially for diabetic foot ulcers. 🔔Subscribe to our channel for exciting science videos and live events, many hosted by Brian Cox, our Professor for Public Engagement: https://bit.ly/3fQIFXB #diabetes #seaweed #health #medicine Type 2 diabetes is a worldwide issue leading to major complications such as diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). The lifetime risk of developing diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is 15% and patients have a 75% mortality rate if DFU is combined with nephropathy. In Africa, approximately 2.4 million diabetics suffer from DFUs. The main common forms of DFU treatment is surgical debridement, dressings and antibiotics therapy. DFUs add significantly to the economic burden of a country due to ulcer management, slow healing which leads to prolonged admissions and surgical interventions. As a result, there is an urgent need to reduce the healing time of DFUs, thereby reducing the number of hospital admissions and amputation rates. Difficulties in repairing wounds related to DFUs are mainly due to wound infection, lack of extracellular matrix (ECM), and insufficient blood supply in the affected area. Current commercial products for the treatment of DFUs are very expensive and find limited applications on the African continent. In her lecture, Dr Goonoo will share her experiences on the transformation of seaweeds into affordable nanofiber-based wound dressings to promote scarless and accelerated wound healing. Watch next: ▶ Can you use the same vaccine on different species?    • Can you use the same vaccine on different ...   ▶ How can African scientists help feed the Continent?    • How can African scientists help feed the C...   The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. ▶https://royalsociety.org/ We’re also on Twitter ▶   / royalsociety   Facebook ▶   / theroyalsociety   Instagram ▶   / theroyalsociety   And LinkedIn ▶   / the-royal-society