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New dye changes bandage color if infection takes hold
Whenever you get a cut on your body some antiseptic cream and a plaster is usually the best course of action to keep it clean and let it stay protected while healing. For […]
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Scientists develop glowing gel to identify infected wounds
Monitoring a wound for infection usually requires daily cleaning and replacement of bandages. But what if you could bandage a wound and then leave it to heal undisturbed? Scientists at Sheffield...
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MIT engineers develop pain-free bandage
It’s a sight that can make even the toughest, grizzliest man cringe. If you’ve had an injury that required a bandage, you just know it’s going to sting when you take it off […]
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New bandage rips bacteria right out of your wound
It looks like scientists have discovered how to suck bacteria right out of a wound, in what may be one of the biggest medical advancements for those of us who are prone to […]
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Smart Bandage Uses 5G to Confer With Your Doctor
The medical technology market—one of the fastest growing in the field—is forecast to exceed $500 billion in sales by 2021. So it’s no wonder scientists, including those at Swansea University’s...
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Smart Bandages Monitor Wounds, Deliver Drug Treatments
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. But so could this smart bandage, developed by engineers at Tufts University. The prototype is designed to remotely monitor chronic wounds and deliver drug...
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Light-Sensitive Adhesive Tech Could Revolutionize Band-Aids
Pulling off a Band-Aid is one of the most cringe-inducing facts of life (second only to stepping barefoot on a rogue LEGO). But researchers at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS)...
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Bioinspired Bandage Reacts to Body Heat, Accelerates Healing
The AAD contracts when it heats up to body temperature, allowing it to accelerate the healing of open wounds on the skin (via Wyss Institute at Harvard University) Adhesive bandages protect wounds...
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