A Wound Monitoring Bandage
September 6, 2022 | Terry Sharrer
Swiss engineers have designed a bandage material named “Fluistex” (for Fluorescence sensing integrated into medical textiles) which activates a fluorescent signal, telling how a wound is healing based on pH levels. “When a wound is healing normally, the pH of its fluids initially rises to 8, before settling down to 5 or 6. Should it become chronic, however, the pH fluctuates between 7 and 8.” MORE
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