“Smart” bandage could one day monitor and medicate chronic wounds
If left untreated, chronic wounds such as diabetic skin ulcers can become infected, ultimately leading to amputations or even death. An experimental new "smart" bandage is designed to help keep that from happening, by both watching and treating such injuries.Taking the form of an electronic skin-adhered patch, the dressing is being developed at the California Institute of Technology by a team led by Asst. Prof. Wei Gao.It incorporates a flexible, stretchable, biocompatible polymer substrate, on the underside of which is…