For people with serious cuts — conceive surgery patients — making certain that cut is fair is wily and critical . inveterate wounds can spiral out of control if infections are n’t caught early on . So how about a bandage thatmonitors your skin ?
The unexampled bandage prototypes , acquire by Swiss scientists , reacts to changing acidity of a wound — a solid index of how bad ( or full ) it is . All a doctor would need to match your cut ’s status is to shine light on it , and see what color is outputted by the fragile and flexible embedded fibers . It wo n’t make you heal any quicker , but it could go a foresightful way to making sure your recovery does n’t drink down you . [ IEEE Spectrum ]
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