A medical dressing that signals infection by changing colour could rapidly decrease the use of anitbiotics, according to research from Bath University.
The dressing works when it detects toxins from bacteria, it then releases fluorescent dye from small capsules and changes colour. Once the bandage has changed colour it allows medical professionals to treat the infection more quickly. Project leader from Bath University, Dr Toby Jenkins, said “it could really help to save lives”. The revolutionary dressing…
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