Experimental dressing directs the growth of blood vessels over wounds
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The growth of these blood vessels was caused and directed by the microvascular stamp
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In the not-too-distant future, wounds may be covered not just with regular bandages, but with special "microvascular stamps" that promote and direct the growth of new blood vessels. A team of scientists from the University of Illinois have already created such a dressing, which could ultimately have applications far beyond the healing of cuts.
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