Researchers created a two-layer wound dressing combining chamomile extract with silver sulfadiazine (an antibiotic). In animal testing, the dressing sped up wound closure, improved skin regrowth, and increased collagen production—meaning it actually helped damaged skin repair itself rather than just covering the wound.

Scientists engineered a bilayer material: a hydrogel layer (made from algae and gelatin) loaded with chamomile and silver sulfadiazine, topped with electrospun nanofibers. They tested it in the lab for strength and compatibility, then in living tissue to measure healing.

Funding not disclosed in abstract