US space agency NASA has developed a high-tech electroactive bandage that could be used to heal wounds faster.
This high-tech electroactive bandage creates an electric charge to help promote the healing process of wounds.
The bandage is made of an electroactive material that is stimulated by pressure of cell growth and body heat.
An electroactive device is applied to an external wound site, which utilises low level electrical stimulation to promote wound healing. Electroactive material is so sensitive that a push or even blow on it can create an electric charge.
The fibres of the guaze are made of electroactive material Polyvinylidene Flouride (PVDF) which are stimulated by the heat of the body and the pressure of cell growth, thus no external power source is required.
“This technology is a device that uses electrical activity to facilitate the wound healing process while protecting the wound,” NASA wrote on its blog.
The bandage also minimises infection and related complications such as illness or amputation. It speeds the wound’s healing process. The electroactive material is made using a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF).
NASA said this bandage could be used by military personnel wounded in the field, patients who have undergone surgery or who have suffered a serious wound and astronauts in space.
NASA’s high-tech bandage might one day help heal wounds in areas that do not have easy accessibility to any kind of healthcare. The space agency can also use this technology for its manned missions to Mars, and other planets – allowing an astronaut to just stick a bandage to his/her injury to heal.
(With agency input)
