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Printed Electric Bandages Could Change Way Chronic Wounds are Treated

NC State is heading a team of researchers developing electronics-free, low-cost dressings that can treat chronic wounds.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World, Coatings World and Ink World Magazine

Healthcare is one of the most promising areas for flexible and printed electronics. For example, a bandage is flexible to begin with, but if you can create an electric current to stimulate the healing of a chronic wound, that would be a significant step, as it has been shown that an electric field can promote healing in chronic wounds. There are challenges: for one, getting the science down is essential when it comes to healthcare approvals. Developing a cost-effective product is also at the ...

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