Washington, Oct 16 (ANI): A recent clinical trial on a few diabetics has shown that a cottony glass material could help to speed the healing of wounds.
The material, a nanofiber borate glass developed at Missouri University of Science and Technology over the past five years, was found to speed the healing of venous stasis wounds in eight out of the 12 patients enrolled in the trial.
Clinical trials at Phelps County Regional Medical Center in Rolla began in the fall of 2010 with 13 subjects, all suffering from diabetes and had wounds that had been unhealed for more than a year, but one of the subjects dropped out early in the process.
Dr. Delbert E. Day, Curators' Professor emeritus of ceramic engineering and his former student, Dr. Steve Jung, who are responsible for developing the material, experimented with borate glass, which early lab studies showed reacted to fluids much faster than silicate glasses.
"The borate glasses react with the body fluids very quickly," Day said.
"They begin to dissolve and release elements into the body that stimulate the body to generate new blood vessels. This improves the blood supply to the wound, allowing the body's normal healing processes to take over," he said.
Day said that depending on the severity of the wound, the wounds can heal within a few weeks to several months after the material is applied.
"Within a few days, most patients see an improvement," Day said.
The study was published in the May 2011 issue of the American Ceramic Society's Bulletin magazine. (ANI)
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