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Healing Burns

In India, more than 10 lakh people suffer moderately
or severe burn injuries every year. The staggering
mortality rate of more than 60% in body burn cases is
often attributable to non-availability of proper dressings for
burn wounds. FIBROHEAL
Silk protien, being “biocompatible” and “non-mammalian”, offers a
great potential for development of a breathable, non-toxic bilaminate
(with hydrophobic and hydrophilic sides) wound dresssing material for
burn cases to reduce patient trauma and hasten recovery processs.

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