Land snails and their mucus were used to treat pain related to burns, abscesses and wounds over 2,000 years ago.
abscess [ˈæbses] n. 脓肿
受到古老疗法的启发,中国科学院昆明植物研究所的研究人员从蜗牛分泌物中鉴定出一种天然生物粘合剂。
Inspired by the age-old therapy, researchers at the Kunming Institute of Botany under the Chinese Academy of Sciences identified a natural biological adhesive from snail secretion.
secretion [sɪˈkriːʃn] n. 分泌物,分泌
图源:中国科学院昆明植物研究所
经过动物实验,研究人员发现,水凝胶有效地加速了健康以及患糖尿病雄性大鼠全层皮肤伤口的愈合。
The hydrogel effectively accelerates the healing of full-thickness skin wounds in both healthy and diabetic male rats.
此外,它也可以缓解慢性伤口处的炎症反应,并显著改善再生。
Also, it can alleviate inflammation in chronic wounds and significantly improve regeneration, according to the study.
The findings "provide theoretical and material insights" into developing next-generation bio-inspired tissue adhesives and bioengineered scaffold designs, said the researchers.