A Bandage Has Been Created That Changes Color From Green To Yellow When In Contact With Bacterial Infection, Releasing Antibiotics To Kill Drug-Sensitive Bacteria. The Bandage Turns Red When Drug-Resistant Bacteria Are Present, Requiring Light To Be Shined On The Bandage To Release Oxygen Species That Kills/Weakens The Bacteria.
Smart Bandages Automatically Sense and Treat Bacterial InfectionsAccording to the World Health Organization, antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health. Sensing and treating bacterial infections earlier could help improve patients’ recovery, as well curb the spread of antibiotic-resistant microbes. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Centr