{"id":11627,"date":"2023-06-05T04:28:54","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T22:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=11627"},"modified":"2025-03-30T03:45:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T22:15:09","slug":"smart-bandage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/smart-bandage\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Bandage"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About Smart Bandage:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What it is?<\/strong> It is a soft <strong>stretchable polymer<\/strong> that helps the bandage maintain contact with and stick to the skin.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>bioelectronics system consists of biosensors<\/strong> that monitor biomarkers in the wound exudate.<\/li>\n<li>Data collected by the bandage is <strong>passed to a flexible printed circuit board<\/strong>, which relays it wirelessly to a smartphone or tablet for review by a physician.<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>pair of electrodes control drug<\/strong> release from a hydrogel layer as well as stimulate the wound to encourage tissue regrowth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How does it work?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Biosensors determine the wound status by tracking the chemical composition of the exudates, which changes as the wound heals.<\/li>\n<li>Additional <strong>sensors monitor the pH<\/strong> and temperature for real-time information about the infection and inflammation.<\/li>\n<li>A pair of electrodes, the same <strong>electrodes that stimulate the tissue<\/strong>, control the release of drugs from a hydrogel layer.<\/li>\n<li>The wireless nature of the device sidesteps the problems of existing electrical stimulation devices, which usually require bulky equipment and wired connections, limiting their clinical use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1) What are Electrodes?<\/h3>\n<p>Electrodes are conductive materials or components that are used to establish electrical contact with non-metallic materials, electrolytes, or electronic devices. They play a crucial role in various applications involving the transfer of electrical current or the measurement of electrical signals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/miniature-smart-bandage-chronic-wounds-electric-stimulation-wireless\/article66922727.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Explained | A new \u2018smart bandage\u2019 raises the bar for treating chronic wounds<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smart Bandage is a soft stretchable polymer that helps the bandage maintain contact with and stick to the skin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":11628,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-11627","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11627\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}