Posts Tagged: hydrogel
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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Despite being made of 90 percent water, MIT’s hydrogel superglue is ridiculously strong
MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering developed a synthetic hydrogel that is strong enough to compare with industrial superglue, but is made of 90 percent water. The synthetic adhesive is inspired by natural occurring hydrogels, like in barnacles and mussels.
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