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Special hydrogel created by USF students set to be sent to ISS aboard SpaceX Mission 21

Headline from WSVN Miami

University of South Florida students are set to launch an experiment involving a wound-healing hydrogel to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX Mission 21.

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  1. FOX 13 Tampa

    USF students to send wound-healing hydrogel experiment to International Space Station (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    FOX 13 Tampa's feed description

    Four University of South Florida (USF) undergraduates and their mentors developed a hydrogel experiment that’s headed to the International Space Station. Astronauts can use hydrogel to help cuts and wounds heal – even underneath their space suits.

  2. WSVN Miami

    Special hydrogel created by USF students set to be sent to ISS aboard SpaceX Mission 21 (opens WSVN Miami)

    Published

    WSVN Miami's feed description

    University of South Florida students are set to launch an experiment involving a wound-healing hydrogel to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX Mission 21.

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