A team around Toshiaki TAKEZAWA of Saga University and the National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences have developed a bandage material based on collagen vitrigel, containing no free water, which in animal experiments led to good healing properties without leaving scars. The development is done in collaboration with Yutoku Pharmaceutical Industry and Kanto Chemical Co.
NIAS news release, June 2015
Collagen vitrigel in bandage films: a promising material for the treatment of skin injuries.