Posts Tagged: bandages

Color-changing fibers make compression bandages easier to use

Pressure bandages are typically used to treat medical issues around veins that don't return enough blood from your legs or arms. Compression stockings, for example, can help stimulate blood flow, but there's no way to know if the pressure being appli…
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Futuristic hydrogel bandages use sensors to deliver medicine to all the right places

A team of MIT engineers have developed a smart bandage that is made of hydrogel and biopolymers. Embedded heat sensors and medication delivery pathways can deliver drugs to the wound when the body needs it most, and LEDS indicate when reserves are low.

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The next generation of bandages will detect infections, release medicine, and more

When tech and medicine meet, everyone benefits. Even the simple bandage can benefit from an upgrade like color-changing liquids, Bluetooth, and more. Some may even be able to detect wounds before they happen, and in the future, control how they heal.

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