Programmable, Patient-Specific Bandages
October 18, 2011 | Terry Sharrer
Bioengineering professor Elizabeth Loboa, at North Carolina State University, aims to create wound healing bandages from hollow, porous nanofibers that have time-released antimicrobial agents on the outside, and a patient’s fat-derived stem cells inside. For massive traumas, this could inhibit infections while promoting tissue regeneration. Watch the video clip with this piece. MORE WITH VIDEO