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Saving your skin
Help save lives by giving doctors and surgeons the tools of the future today. Here at RAFT we are working on creating artificial skin and bionic limbs. While these projects might seem out of a movie, we’re making them real.

 

Skin injuries can affect anyone of any age: a child burned by a barbeque; a teenager hurt in an accident; a parent in a car crash; or an elderly relative getting deep skin ulcers during a hospital stay.
 
While artificial limbs have been around since the pharaohs, technology hasn’t changed much since then. At RAFT we are working on prosthetics which will connect to a person’s muscles, allowing easy movement of the limb.

However, to do this big job, we need your help. In turn, we can help you achieve your Duke of Edinburgh's Award. Keen to find out more? – why not check out our website www.raftdofe.com