The soy milk your students make during their GrowNextGen food science lessons in the classroom has a new, innovative, medical application.

By spinning soy protein isolates, bioengineers can create fabric-like patches of soy “skin” and sprayable liquid soy “skin.”

OmegaSkin, developed by bioengineering faculty at Temple University, was inspired by the skin-like layer at the top of hot soy milk. It’s poised to completely change wound management as it exists today.

Soy skin…

  1. is shelf-stable for years
  2. is more ethical than using cow or pig skin
  3. Is more affordable than current techniques
  4. doesn’t require a second wound like skin grafting
  5. can be sprayed from a portable container anywhere
  6. allows wounds to heal with natural pigmentation and skin color
  7. allows new skin cells, sweat glands, and hair follicles to grow through its mesh

Show your students they aren’t too different from these world-changing innovators. Introduce soy proteins to your students with our Testing for Biomolecules lessons.