The next big thing in infection prevention could be bandages that coax harmful bacteria from open wounds due to their nanofiber makeup, according to a new study. Researchers at Swinburne University of ...

Editor’s note: Jasmine Vo, the author of this story, is a student employee in the University Marketing and Communications department. She is a fourth-year student majoring in communication sciences.

LOS ANGELES -- The basic bandage that has remained similar in design for years could be getting a high-tech upgrade. Researchers are developing "smart bandages" which may have the ability to analyze ...

Researchers have developed an inexpensive bandage that uses an electric field to promote healing in chronic wounds. In animal testing, wounds that were treated with these electric bandages healed 30% ...

A team of NC State scientists developed a new small adhesive bandage that is activated by water. The electric bandage, held by postdoctoral researcher Rajaram Kaveti, recently received funding from ...

The electrodes are designed in a way that allows them to bend with the bandage and conform to the surface of the chronic wounds, which are often deep and irregularly shaped. “This ability to conform ...