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DALLAS, March 15 (UPI) -- Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas say they have created a unique cloth that can be used for therapeutic bandages and wraps.
The scientists, led by Professor Kenneth Balkus Jr. and doctoral student Harvey Liu, said the cloth releases nitric oxide gas, making it a potential therapy as, among other things, therapeutic socks for diabetics and a wrap to help preserve organs harvested for transplantation.
The researchers said nitric oxide helps increase blood flow and regulates a range of other body functions. They said they discovered zeolites -- a microporous material used in commercial absorbents -- soak up and store large amounts of gases, such as nitric oxide.
The scientists describe their development of the new bandage that's composed of nitric oxide-absorbing zeolites embedded in a water-repellant polymer in the American Chemical Society's journal Chemistry of Materials.
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