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© 2019 AFPThin skin: Japanese firm develops ultra-fine spray-on face mask
By CHARLY TRIBALLEAU TOKYO©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Tawkeeo
Pretty incredible. Sounds so futuristic. Great work to the scientists behind all this.
hooktrunk2
Does this mean it can be used for burn victims or cancer patients needing skin grafts, or would such procedures still be needed. It says 'patch' not replacement. Sometimes a patch can be permanent, as in a clothes patch, a rubber inner tube tire patch, a software patch, etc. What does it mean in this case?
MaikuC
What happens to the fibres you inhale while sprays this cosmetic mask on your face?
1glenn
Can it also be used as a sunscreen? A sunscreen that does not come off in the water could be very useful.
taj
Is it biodegradable?
BeerDeliveryGuy
My guess is that it’s a binary compound and A only forms into artificial skin when combined with B. So unless you coat your nasal linings and windpipe with B, you should be fine, as the article suggests.
coskuri
A gadget for cosmetic use, but the medical side sounds promising.
You avoid inhaling like any spray. My understanding is it's a "cream" when that gets out, pushed by inert gas, similar to spray sunscreen. No big risk to inhale unless you put directly the spray inside your nose/mouth. If you get a small amount of stuff on your teeth and in nose 'inside skin, it dries in one minute, so you peel it off.
lostrune2
Just watch, this is gonna be in the next Mission Impossible - the new spray-on face-mask
mmwkdw
CFC Free spray ?
Benny Sallinger
was wondering what kind of fibers they use... something benign like asbestos? ;)
Patricia Yarrow
Maybe this could replace those dreary white face doilies?