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The treatment of chronic wounds often involves the application of different medications, at different stages in the healing process. A newly-developed electronic bandage could allow this to happen, but without having to be removed for each application…. Continue reading Remote-control bandage delivers fresh meds without being removed
Today’s bandages are pretty good at covering up wounds, sealing them off from infectious bacteria and allowing the body to go to work patching up the damage. But could there come a time when bandages play more of an active role in acceleratin… Continue reading Supercharging the Band-Aid: Five futuristic bandages that could take wound healing to the next level
With a few experimental exceptions, bandages generally just cover wounds, as opposed to actively healing them. That’s not the case with a new heat-activated “active adhesive dressing” (AAD), however, which forgoes antibiotics while mimicking … Continue reading Hydrogel bandage uses body heat to speed wound healing