The plasters of the future? They will help wounds heal thanks to food waste

Corn, fruit and soy are not ingredients for a new recipe, but components from which to extract molecules and substances to develop cutting-edge bandages and plasters. This is what the Smart Materials research group at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Genoa is studying, which wants to use waste from the food industry to create compounds from biomaterials that can replace common bandages in the treatment of skin lesions. such as scalds, superficial burns, lacerations and…