A team of biomedical engineers from China and the U.S. has developed a thin patch resembling a band-aid that can be applied ...

The team hopes this technique will give rise to advanced biomaterials such as drug-infused heart bandages, cartilage patches, and needleless sutures. “Cardiac and cartilage tissues are similar ...

Their breakthrough, described in the Aug. 2 edition of the journal Science, helps pave the way toward a new generation of biomaterials, from internal bandages that deliver drugs directly to the heart ...

The best part is that this patch can deliver analysis results in just a few minutes, saving users from the hassle of visiting a clinic or having to deal with bulky machines. This smart 'band-aid ...

Try a plant Band-Aid. A pure form of cellulose produced by ... Sánchez Coll and colleagues were testing bacterial cellulose patches embedded with silver nanoparticles to prevent infections ...

Dangling from Franco Kraiselburd’s gloved hand is a white, jello-like patch he believes will revolutionize wound care worldwide. “Imagine this is the next band aid. Do you know what I mean?’’ ...