Smart Bandages to Heal Wounds More Quickly
Scientists say new man-made materials equipped with sensors could turn bandages into a valuable tool for health care workers.
Scientists are now developing bandages with technology currently used in popular wearable devices, such as smartwatches. They have begun adding small sensors of all kinds to bandages.
Scientists are also making new materials called hydrogels. Hydrogels are similar to human skin.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found a way to combine these two technologies.
The MIT researchers created strong links between the electronic sensors and the hydrogels.
Xuanhe Zhao is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering. He said the researchers put electronic devices, such as sensors, into the new material. They used a different device to put medicine in the damaged skin.
