--- title: "Scientists Invent Gun That Shoots “Skin Substitute” onto Burn Victims" description: "Israeli biotech company Nanocare claims to have created a gun that can spin out \"Spider-Man\"-like webs that can cover burns and wounds." date: "2021-01-04" modified: "2021-01-04" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/neoscope/gun-shoots-skin-substitute-onto-burn-victims" categories: - "Health & Medicine" - "Prosthetics and Devices" tags: - "artificial skin" - "skin" --- # Scientists Invent Gun That Shoots “Skin Substitute” onto Burn Victims ![Israeli biotech company Nanocare claims to have created a gun that can spin out "Spider-Man"-like webs that can cover burns and wounds.]() *\Image: Nanocare\* Israeli biotech company Nanocare says it's created a gun that can spin out "Spider-Man"-like webs that can cover burns and wounds, [*The Guardian* reports](). The [artificial skin]() being shot out of the company's "Spincare Portable Wound System" allows patients to move around and shower, unlike bandages. It even allows health practitioners to watch the wound healing below, because it's translucent. While the technology, a technique called "electrospinning" that generates nano-fibers from a solution, has been around for a couple of years, the Spincare device is far smaller and much more mobile, Nanocare says. Its small size even allows it to be carried to a patient's bedside. https://youtu.be/AJlSm9sjM64 Early reviews indicate that it could be a promising alternative to laborious and expensive bandages and dressings. "You have this fine whitish thing on that’s fairly robust and seems to cope with most things," Baljit Dheansa, a doctor in the UK who specializes in burns, told *The Guardian*, adding that it "does what it says on the tin." Spincare does seem to only work with surface wounds and burns and won't be effective for deep burns, which affect all layers of the skin. "With this kind of dressing, in the right circumstance, it just means the patient doesn’t have to learn about how to do dressings, and they are bit more flexible and don’t have to worry so much," Dheansa said. "And sort of relax a bit more." ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()