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 ...

A new type of water-powered bandage could make it much easier for slow-healing wounds to close up. The bandage is technically "electric," but it is powered by adding water to the thin and flexible ...

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 ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — A drop of water might be all it takes to revolutionize wound healing. Researchers have developed a $1 bandage that, when activated with water, generates its own electrical field to ...

Temple bioengineer Jonathan Arye Gerstenhaber applies liquid to a small piece of OmegaSkin, which is made from soy, for the bandage material to adhere to the skin. (Nicole Leonard/WHYY) From Philly ...

Scientists have developed a “smart” bandage that can heal a serious wound 25% faster than the average bandage. The battery-free flexible device monitors the injury and simultaneously delivers targeted ...

Waiting on a wound to heal can not only take a while, but it can also leave you with long-lasting scar tissue as a reminder of the wound. While we have seen tech in the past that looks to minimize ...

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.

Publishing in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine Professor Che Connon and Dr Stephen Swioklo describe the low-cost seaweed solution. Che Connon, Professor of Tissue Engineering at Newcastle University ...

Temple bioengineer Jonathan Arye Gerstenhaber applies liquid to a small piece of OmegaSkin, which is made from soy, for the bandage material to adhere to the skin. At a laboratory benchtop surrounded ...