Smart bandages designed to monitor and tailor treatment for chronic wounds

Friday, July 6, 2018 - 18:50 in Health & Medicine

A team of engineers led by Tufts University has developed a prototype bandage designed to actively monitor the condition of chronic wounds and deliver appropriate drug treatments to improve the chances of healing. While the lab-tested bandages remain to be assessed in a clinical context, the research, published today in the journal Small, is aimed […]

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