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Second Skin Polymer Protects Dry Skin & Delivers Drugs

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Here is a new material that can be used to protect and tighten dry skin and deliver drugs to treat skin conditions such as eczema. This silicone-based polymer mimics the properties of healthy skin, acting an invisible layer to deliver a drug locally to the area that is being treated.

Engineering a second skin

Scientists at MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital, Living Proof, and Olivo Labs are behind this idea. The above video shows how this “second skin” works.

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