Electronic wound dressing releases drugs to help injuries heal

A stretchy bandage that may monitor wounds, launch medication as wanted and carry out electrical stimulation has been proven to speed up therapeutic in rodents.

Wei Gao on the California Institute of Know-how and his colleagues have developed the good sticking plaster from a versatile printed circuit board. The dressing, which is just some centimetres lengthy, accommodates electrochemical sensors that analyse a spread of biomarkers, together with temperature …