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 A research team at the National University of Singapore has created
a wearable sensor attached to a transparent bandage to track
progress in healing, using information like temperature, bacteria
type, and levels of pH and inflammation.
"Traditionally when someone has a wound or ulcer, if it's infected,
the only way to examine it is through looking at the wound itself,
through visual inspection," said Chwee Teck Lim, lead researcher at
the university's department of biomedical engineering.
"If the clinician wants to have further information then they will
obtain the wound fluid and send to the lab for further testing," he
said.
"So what we're trying to do is use our smart bandage to cut the
number of hours or days to just a few minutes."
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 The "VeCare" technology will enable patients to
convalesce more at home and visit a doctor only
if necessary.
The bandage is being tested on patients with
chronic venous ulcers, or leg ulcers caused by
circulation problems in veins.
Data collection by researchers on the wounds has
so far been effective, according to Lim, who
said the smart bandage could potentially be used
for other wounds, like diabetic foot ulcers.
(This story refiles to correct to cut extraneous
word in the first paragraph)
(Reporting by Ying Shan Lee; Writing by Masako
Iijima; Editing by Martin Petty, William
Maclean)
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