QUT researchers use prawn shells for super bandage

Updated March 7 2019 - 1:27pm, first published January 29 2019 - 8:00am
SHELL SCIENCE: Dr Phong Tran is hopeful a bandage made from powdered crustacean shells could help wounds heal faster.
SHELL SCIENCE: Dr Phong Tran is hopeful a bandage made from powdered crustacean shells could help wounds heal faster.

PRAWN, crab and lobster shells – they’re usually stored in the freezer until bin day. But the stinkiest waste item could soon be the latest in wound cover technology.

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