Watch: Health Wrap | IIT Madras researchers discuss a new hydrogel-based approach to fibrosis treatment
In the 37th episode of The Health Wrap by The Hindu, Ramya Kannan, Health Editor, The Hindu, speaks with Prof. Vignesh Muthuvijayan, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, and Ms. Varshiny Gopinath, Doctoral Student, Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, IIT Madras, about their team’s development of an injectable hydrogel for fibrosis and other chronic degenerative conditions.
· 9/2/2026, 9:48:45 AM· 2 min read

In the 37th episode of The Health Wrap by The Hindu, Ramya Kannan, Health Editor, The Hindu, speaks with Prof. Vignesh Muthuvijayan, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, and Ms. Varshiny Gopinath, Doctoral Student, Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, IIT Madras, about their team’s development of an injectable hydrogel for fibrosis and other chronic degenerative conditions.
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