E-bandage generates electricity, speeds wound healing in rats

Date 19th, Dec 2018
Source Phys.org - Scientific News Websites

DESCRIPTION

Skin has a remarkable ability to heal itself. But in some cases, wounds heal very slowly or not at all, putting a person at risk for chronic pain, infection and scarring. Now, researchers have developed a self-powered bandage that generates an electric field over an injury, dramatically reducing the healing time for skin wounds in rats. They report their results in ACS Nano.