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    Flexible Printable Electrical Patches Accelerate Wound Healing
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 27

    Flexible Printable Electrical Patches Accelerate Wound Healing

    A more recent therapy that is being explored is electrical field stimulation; which accelerates wound healing with limited side effects.
    ‘Smart dressings’ both stimulate tissue repair and report on the body’s healing processes
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 6

    ‘Smart dressings’ both stimulate tissue repair and report on the body’s healing processes

    Dressings fail to heal over 40% of leg and foot ulcers within six months and 28% of such wounds persist for for over a year.
    Chimpanzees apply insects to wounds, a potential case of medication?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 9

    Chimpanzees apply insects to wounds, a potential case of medication?

    A research team has, for the first time, observed chimpanzees applying insects to their own wounds and the wounds of conspecifics.
    These tiny electric generators can accelerate wound healing
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 19

    These tiny electric generators can accelerate wound healing

    Tiny dressings that generate electricity in response to movement could accelerate wound healing and tissue regeneration.
    Smart, light-reactive, patch could accelerate the healing of chronic wounds
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 30, 2021

    Smart, light-reactive, patch could accelerate the healing of chronic wounds

    Circulatory disorders, diabetes or lying in the same position for extended periods can all lead to chronic wounds that do not heal.
    MIT develops a bio-inspired tissue glue that seals bleeding wounds in seconds
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 11, 2021

    MIT develops a bio-inspired tissue glue that seals bleeding wounds in seconds

    A new adhesive that mimics the sticky substance barnacles use to cling to rocks may offer a better way to treat traumatic injuries

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