The bandage is the brainchild of Louise van der Werff, a PhD student at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. She developed a temperature sensitive fabric that can be weaved into a bandage or a roll of medical dressing. When you wrap a wound, the dressing will change colours when an infected wound gets warm. Forget poking and prodding for pus, all you have to do is wait for a colour change.
A bandage manufacturer is supporting the research and hopes to have a product ready for trial by the end of the year. [Fresh Science via MedGadget]
matt
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at 2:48 PMwoo! go Australia!
jc
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 4:45 AMor you could wear a mood ring?…:P. simple yet useful :).
Beebie
Friday, August 26, 2011 at 8:00 PMInteresting and I love the idea…
Fact: Infection usually shows up as redness due to antibodies fighting the infection… Question: Heat would show infection?
Will this show when it is infected or
WHEN IT IS HEALING?
Studies show that the body temperature must rise to fight infection… hmmm something to think about… Is your idea the wrong way around? or do the manufacturers just want to sell another pharmaceutical product to add onto the healing wound that may infect it… hmmm… yes I am thinking out loud and I hope someone sees logic in this. Comments please…