Scientists at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics have developed an ultra-sensitive heat sensor that is flexible, transparent and printable. The results have potential for a wide range of applications – from wound healing and electronic skin to smart buildings.
Read MoreResearchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, have developed skin-inspired electronics to conform to the skin, allowing for long-term, high-performance, real-time wound monitoring in users.
Read MoreUse of ultra-portable, mechanically powered disposable negative pressure wound therapy (dNPWT) has grown as an adjunctive modality to manage wounds in outpatient care and to expedite transition of inpatients to an outpatient setting.
Read MoreScientists have created such a mobile skin bioprinting system — the first of its kind — that allows bi-layered skin to be printed directly into a wound.
Read MoreWound care medical device designer DTAMedical has announced the inclusion of a first patient in a clinical trial with VistaCare ONE for the treatment of acute and chronic wounds, via a concept of contactless Wound Environment Control (WEC) therapy.
Read MoreWhen pioneering burn and chronic wound care specialist Dr. Aubrey Woodroof turned to Trelleborg Sealing Solutions to help bring his new healing concept PermeaDerm to market, the collaboration gave rise to a range of biosynthetic skin products that have taken treatment to a whole new level.
Read MoreCleveland Foot & Ankle Clinic is one of fifteen centers in the U.S. that is taking part in a clinical trial to prove that an FDA-approved camera does what it says it does. Diabetics and people with nerve damage are often prone to wounds that won’t heal. Many times the wound may look healthy, but dangerous and infectious bacteria is lurking inside that can’t be seen.
Read MoreOne day, bandages could speed healing by zapping wounds with gentle bursts of electricity. They wouldn’t even need a battery pack. A patient’s own body movements would power the device. And such a system may not be that far off. Researchers have already produced a working prototype.
Read MoreApplied Tissue Technologies (ATT) announced Monday it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) device. NPWT devices have been used in the U.S. to help heal wounds since the 1990s but currently require healthcare professionals to place foam, gauze or another filler material over the area being treated.
Read MoreSutures or staples are the norm to close deep wounds that won’t otherwise heal on their own. But a Houston medtech company says it has a better way. DermaClip makes an eponymous device that the company says is a non-invasive way to foster wound healing. The DermaClip device is an adhesive strip placed across a wound.
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