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21/09/2018
The intelligent bandage for the wounds
They have created an intelligent bandage to treat the wounds and to administer the medicines. The bandage has pH and temperature sensors. The mentioned thing, allows to register the infection and the swelling.
Smart cleansers are already a reality to treat and monitor medication and treat chronic wounds. In fact, researchers from the Tufts University have developed a prototype intelligent hesite to monitor active chronic wounds and administer appropriate medicines. Thus, healing possibilities have improved.
The main objective, the researchers say, is to transform the traditional hotspots of a passive treatment into an active part in the healing process.
Chronic skin lesions can overcome the regenerative capacity of the skin due to burning, diabetes and other medical ailments, and often create permanent infections and amputations. According to the University Center, in order to support natural cure, researchers have designed hollows with components in the rest and thermal response pharmacists, who can take tailor made treatments to explore temperature and pH sensors, infections and inflammation.
The temperature sensor becomes a good indicator to measure inflammation of the wound and act accordingly. In this regard, it should be said that chronic and non-medicinal wounds are an important medical problem. Thus, nearly 15% of those who benefit from Medicare need treatment at least one chronic wound or infection for $ 28,000 million ($ 23,865 million) at a cost, according to a study published by 'Value in Health’.
In fact, patients are older, have no ambulatory and have a limited capacity for personal care. Although general wounds do not heal, they are treated in an outpatient or at home. Smart cleansers may offer monitoring in real time, as well as treatment management with a limited intervention of patients or caregivers.
Help with ending wounds
Chronic fatigue is a key parameter to control its development. Normal wounds have a pH between 5,5 and 6,5 and, in the meantime, infected wounds not infected may have a pH higher than 6.5.
Temperature is also an important parameter that provides information about inflammation in the wound and around it. Based on this premise, pH sensors would easily detect a wound when infected.
On the other hand, the temperature sensor becomes a good indicator for measuring the inflammation of the wound and knowing what to do.
Below is a microprocessor that reads sensors data and can release the drug under the requirements of its carriers, by heating the room. Everything is attached to a medical tape in the form of a flexible hollow box with a thickness of 3 millimeters. The components were selected for the low cost and the use and disposal of the heater, except for the microprocessor, which could be reused.
These intelligent cleansers have not yet been demonstrated in a clinical context; Its efficacy has only been demonstrated in vitro conditions. Nowadays, pre-clinical studies are underway to determine their clinical benefits and to cure them by comparison with traditional latches and wound care products.
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