Inspired by a desire to help wounded soldiers, an international, multidisciplinary team of researchers led by Dr. Conor Evans at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Mass General has created a paint-on, see-through “smart” bandage that glows to indicate a wound’s tissue oxygenation concentration. Because oxygen plays a critical role in healing, monitoring these levels in severe wounds and burns can help significantly improve the success of surgeries to restore limbs and physical functions.
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 19:24:01 +0000
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