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Oct 8, 2026 at 7:20 PM ET
USF students send wound-healing hydrogel experiment to ISS
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Four University of South Florida undergraduates and their mentors developed an antimicrobial, biodegradable hydrogel experiment that is headed to the International Space Station through the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program, Mission 21 Student Team. Astronauts can use hydrogel to help cuts and wounds heal, including under spacesuits.
WHO: USF students Jaiden Brick, Krystal Walford, Jade Fei and Hannah Kirschenmann, along with their mentors
WHAT: They developed a wound-healing hydrogel experiment headed to the International Space Station.
WHEN: Oct 8, 2026 at 6:42 PM ET
WHERE: Tampa, FL
WHY: The hydrogel is designed to help cuts and wounds heal, including underneath spacesuits; it is antimicrobial and biodegradable.
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