SMART DRESSING: Covering wounds with suitable dressings helps in the healing process. However, standard dressings do not provide insights into the status of the wound underneath. Now, modern sensing technology along with wireless radio frequency communication technology is poised to make significant advances in wound management, helping health-care professionals improve the quality of life of patients with chronic wounds. Parameters such as moisture, pressure, temperature and pH inside the dressings are indicative of the healing rate, infection, and wound healing phases. Picture shows an electronic sensor and a wound dressing on a legform at Urgo’s research and development centre in Chenove near Dijon, central eastern France. French group Urgo develops high-technology solutions in wound management. — PHOTO: AFP
SMART DRESSING: Covering wounds with suitable dressings helps in the healing process. However, standard dressings do not provide insights into the status of the wound underneath. Now, modern sensing technology along with wireless radio frequency communication technology is poised to make significant advances in wound management, helping health-care professionals improve the quality of life of patients with chronic wounds. Parameters such as moisture, pressure, temperature and pH inside the dressings are indicative of the healing rate, infection, and wound healing phases. Picture shows an electronic sensor and a wound dressing on a legform at Urgo’s research and development centre in Chenove near Dijon, central eastern France. French group Urgo develops high-technology solutions in wound management. — PHOTO: AFP
