‘Smart bandage’ can detect infection

April 12th, 2021

A new “smart bandage” has been designed to detect and monitor an infection. Photo: Negar Rahmani.  University of Rhode Island (URI) assistant professor Daniel Roxbury and former URI graduate student Mohammad Moein Safaee have created a continuous, noninvasive way to detect and monitor an infection in a wound by imbedding nanosensors in a “smart bandage.”  "Single-walled carbon […]

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Electronics and materials: an integrated approach

April 12th, 2021

Researchers at the NRC have developed a conductive aramid, achieved by chemically altering the surface before using an electroplating treatment to apply the silver conductive ink. Photo: The National Research Centre (NRC), Canada. Flexible hybrid electronics show progress with advances in sensory yarns and fabrics.  by Dr. Marie O’Mahony Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) bring together capabilities from electronics, […]

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