VENEZUELA SCIENCE

Turning shrimp shell into healing ointment in Venezuelan

epa10552782 Various container are laid out in the stages to convert banana leaves into cellulose in a laboratory at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV), in Caracas, Venezuela, 22 March 2023 (issued 31 March 2023). A revolutionary idea has emerged from the restless mind of a young chemist: to turn shrimp shells into a low-cost healing agent. Sofia Salazar leads a team of researchers that makes this advance possible, with which she considers science shows its power and validity in Venezuela. With the flagship national products and materials as accessible as cassava starch, shrimp peels or banana leaves, she works on the formulation of glue, already on the market, a healing product and cellulose. EPA/RAYNER PENA R

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