Medgadget -- Scientists at Northwester University have been working on a technology that utilizes nanostructures, called nanodiamonds, to humorally transport and deliver insulin molecules to wounds. It has been postulated that insulin can help wounds heal faster, by enhancing local area angiogenesis. By noting that burn wound sites can have a more basic pH level (unlike infected wounds that are acidic), the researchers were able to attach insulin to nanodiamond particles so that it is released in a basic environment, delivering the drug where its needed.
