A bandage usually covers a wound. This one comes with a bonus: it gives repair instructions. Researchers at Rice University ...

The patch delivers healing proteins from engineered cells in a mini "factory" around the clock to different types of injury.

Chronic wounds remain a significant clinical challenge, in part because it is difficult to deliver sustained, localized ...

Chronic wounds affect millions of Americans annually. These wounds include painful ulcers on the foot, leg and beyond. People with diabetes, who have enough on their plate, often suffer from these ...

Chronic wounds affect millions of people worldwide. These are cuts, burns, scrapes, or surgical wounds that don’t heal within a normal time. When left untreated or improperly managed, they can cause ...

A smart bandage, capable of monitoring a wound and delivering periodic drug treatments, has been developed by a team of researchers at Tufts University. Currently just a prototype, the technology ...

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 ...

European researchers have developed an RFID-enabled smart bandage intended to wirelessly transmit data regarding the healing process of a wound, based on moisture levels, thereby reducing the need to ...

Technology that allows wounds to heal faster is in great need, especially for those patients that are susceptible to complications from seemingly simple injuries. For diabetics, small bruises and cuts ...

A smart liquid bandage glows to reveal the amount of oxygen the wound underneath is getting, and that could help doctors help us heal. Freelancer Michael Franco writes about the serious and silly ...

Researchers have developed a new device, called a regenerative bandage, that quickly heals painful, hard-to-treat sores without using drugs. During head-to-head tests, the new bandage healed diabetic ...

An antioxidant bandage heals wounds four times faster by delivering a protein that promotes cell repair, report investigators. Called a "regenerative bandage," the novel material heals diabetic wounds ...