Mixing water and electricity is never a good thing, unless it’s in the style of the new “CMB Antimicrobial Wound Dressing with PROSIT” bandage. When you wet it, it generates a small voltage which ...

In animal testing, wounds that were treated with these electric bandages healed 30% faster than wounds treated with conventional bandages. Chronic wounds are open wounds that heal slowly, if they heal ...

The next big thing in infection prevention could be bandages that coax harmful bacteria from open wounds due to their nanofiber makeup, according to a new study. Researchers at Swinburne University of ...

NC State researchers created an electric bandage that heals wounds 30% faster. The device uses a water-activated battery and electrodes to mimic natural healing. NCInnovation funded the research to ...

LOS ANGELES -- The basic bandage that has remained similar in design for years could be getting a high-tech upgrade. Researchers are developing "smart bandages" which may have the ability to analyze ...

The days of ripping off a Band-Aid could soon be in the past, with scientists creating a new affordable, flexible electronic covering that not only speeds and wirelessly monitors healing but performs ...

How can doctors make sure a dressed wound is healing without taking off the bandage? This is a conundrum, because removing a bandage can disrupt the healing process. Technology presented in a new ...

Editor’s note: Jasmine Vo, the author of this story, is a student employee in the University Marketing and Communications department. She is a fourth-year student majoring in communication sciences.

The familiar peel-and-stick bandages seen on skinned knees worldwide may soon be a thing of the past. Scientists have now developed a bandage that can heal wounds faster and easier by using an array ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Currents of electricity flowing through the body are often associated with bad things like electrocution. However, that power can be ...