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American Scientists developed a smart bandage for Faster Healing
The Smart Bandage developed by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US
American Scientists have developed a smart bandage that can precisely control the does and delivery schedule of the medication tailored for a specific of the wound, leading to faster healing.
The study was published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials.
The bandage has been developed by researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US.
Ali Tamayo who is an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, this is the first bandage that is capable of dose-dependent drug release. You can release multiple drugs with different release profiles
The Bandage consists of electrically conductive fibers coated in a gel which can be individually loaded with infection-fighting antibiotics, tissue-regenerating growth factors, painkillers or other medications.
It has a microcontroller no larger than a postage stamp which could be triggered by a smartphone or other wireless devices.
When the bandage is triggered, it sends the small amount of voltage through a chosen fiber that heats the fiber and its hydrogel. Therefore, releasing whatever medication it contains.
A single bandage could accommodate multiple medications tailored to the specific type of wound.
This smart bandage offers the ability to precisely control the does and delivery schedule of the medication.
Ali Tamayo also said that the combination of customization and control could substantially improve or accelerate the healing process.