Archive: June 2024
Vitamin C-rich bandage boosts burn healing
Italian researchers have developed a bandage made from biodegradable plant-based materials and loaded with vitamin C to help accelerate the healing process of burn wounds.
Smart bandages could revolutionise the treatment of chronic wounds
A team of US researchers from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California and the California Institute of Technology is developing…
Textile used as a paravalvular leakage seal
An implantable medical device, such as a prosthetic heart valve, which includes a textile used as a paravalvular leakage seal is disclosed by Edwards Lifesciences,…
Modular medical dressing with tearable portions
A modular medical dressing that includes pre-defined tearable portions has been developed by Becton, Dickinson & Co of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, USA.
Flexible compression-applying wearable for arthritic hands
A flexible compression-applying wearable for a hand is disclosed by Julianne Quintana of Huntington Beach, California, USA.
Soft fabric necklace monitors care of preterm, low-birthweight infants
Researchers at Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a fabric-based wearable technology as a lightweight, soft fabric necklace worn by the caregiver…