article_snippet.sent: A gel made from patients' own blood could help heal burns more quickly - and stop wounds getting worse.
article_snippet.sent: U.S. researchers are testing the new gel it as a dressing for burns .
article_snippet.sent: U.S. researchers are testing Platelet-rich plasma as a dressing for burns.
article_snippet.sent: As well as boosting healing, Platelet-rich plasma is thought the gel, known as Magellan Bio-Bandage, will act as a barrier against infection.
article_snippet.sent: U.S. researchers also hope using platelet-rich plasma will address a common problem with burns, which is that U.S. researchers often continue to get worse hours or even days after the original injury.
article_snippet.sent: For the latest study, at the University of Utah and other burns centres, about 40 patients will have up to 18ml of the platelet-rich plasma (about three teaspoons) applied on to a partial-thickness burn within 72 hours of the initial injury.