A bandage on a wound gives necessary relaxation for the time being, but is usually obscure, you don’t know how much you are healing until you unwrap them and that usually means a trip to the clinic or hospital.
To overcome the limitations about the bandages healing a wound. The researchers at Swansea University has proposed the concept of ‘Smart Bandages’. Smart bandages would be capable of transferring the information about a wound to a computer or smart devices. Simply just put the bandage on and you will never have to wonder what’s going on underneath the bandage.
“THE DEVICE WILL ENHANCE THE HEALTH TRACKING PROCESS”
Smart Bandages can detect how well a wound is healing and send a progress report to doctor which would reduce the trip to the clinic.
Smart Bandages are the 3D printed bandages, consisting of nano sized sensors and uses 5G wireless data which continuously relay data the computer or smart devices.
It would help the doctors to makes changes in the medication on basis of how well you have healed. The patient itself can understand their own condition better. Since people heal at different pace. It would also notify patients, if they need any heath care changes.
“THE GLOWING DRESSINGS WILL LET THE PATIENTS AND PHYSICIAN KNOW AN INFECTION IS PRESENT”
Smart Bandages, known collectively as flexible bioelectronics,will do much more than deliver medicine. The device will be capable to monitor all the vital signs of the healing process, such as oxygen levels and temperature, and make adjustments when needed, as well as communicate the information to health professionals who are off-site.
The team is testing new materials, such as a hydrogel that would cover a wound with just the right amount of stretch to be comfortable to fulfill the critical need of flexibility.
According to researchers “The test of the smart bandages should start in a year.”
If the researchers succeed, it could take the guesswork out of medicine, leaving doctors with more accurate data to work with rather than only relying on self-reported patient data. This means that a health care regimen which can be tailored to your location, activity, and overall lifestyle. This would result in a new era of health.