By stacking and connecting layers of stretchable circuits on top of one another, engineers have developed an approach to build soft, pliable “3D stretchable electronics” that can pack a lot... Read more
A soft, flexible and stretchable microfibre sensor for real-time healthcare monitoring and diagnosis
Wide-ranging applications include monitoring of vital signs and bandage pressure sensing A research team from National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a soft, flexible and stretc... Read more
SMARTPHONE-CONTROLLED DESIGN PRECISELY DELIVERS MEDICATION Researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Harvard Medical School and MIT have designed a smart bandage that could eventu... Read more
A novel bandage alerts the nursing staff as soon as a wound starts healing badly. Sensors incorporated into the base material glow with a different intensity if the wound’s pH level changes.... Read more
Inspired by wounded warriors, new paint-on, see-through bandage not only protects wounds and severe burns but enables direct measurement of tissue oxygenation Inspired by a desire to help wo... Read more
Australian researchers have developed a fiber that changes color in response to temperature with the aim of creating a smart bandage that can indicate the state of underlying wounds and warn... Read more