Jingwei Xie, Marshall Institute for Interdisciplinary Research (IMAGE)

Marshall University Research Corporation

Jingwei Xie, Marshall Institute for Interdisciplinary Research

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Dr. Jingwei Xie of the Marshall Institute for Interdisciplinary Research (MIIR) and his colleagues are using nanotechnology to create scaffolds made of tiny fibers, invisible to the human eye, to be used as skin grafts. Their devices also can be used to deliver medications topically for chemotherapy, anti-infection or pain relief purposes.

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