The solution proposed by the Krakow scientists would protect the skin of psoriasis sufferers from mechanical damage, and the effect of topically administered drugs would be prolonged.

According to the project leader, Katarzyna Bialik-Wąs, Ph.D., from the Kraków University of Technology, the team is working on creating transparent patches that are to be soaked in existing drugs. This is expected to reduce the annoying effects of the disease. The skin affected by psoriasis should have a suitable environment, which the material is designed to provide. Patients will also have the chance to reduce treatment costs, as the patches will be able to be changed every seven days.

Psoriasis is one disease for which a cure has unfortunately not yet been invented. To make matters worse, treatment is burdensome and often requires patients to make many sacrifices - they have to apply various ointments and preparations to the skin lesions.

- A significant drawback of this type of treatment is the frequent application of the medication, its low effectiveness and often short-lived effect. The solution to these problems may be the use of the materials we are working on," said Bialik-Wąs.

The plasters are estimated to be completed by the end of 2021.