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# UCR gel heals chronic wounds in animal trials
- URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/noteworthy/ucr-gel-heals-chronic-wounds-in-animal-trials/
- Published: 2026-02-20T20:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T13:50:59.000Z
- Author: Gazette Staff
- Tags: Education, #brief, #herald-noteworthy:6994e1b5ab7ad50001793cd3:2

[UCR bioengineers have developed an oxygen-delivering gel](https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2026/02/17/gel-wounds-wont-heal?ref=raincrossgazette.com) that healed chronic wounds in about 23 days in animal trials, a breakthrough that could reduce amputations among the estimated 4.5 million Americans affected annually.