Scientists have created an electric bandage that uses gentle electrical pulses to help heal wounds at a rate four times faster than that of ordinary healing. The bandage is hard-wired to a band that is worn around the patient’s torso and from where it receives low-intensity electrical pulses that are in touch with the injured tissue. The energy is harvested from the movement of the wearer’s ribcage as it expands and contracts while they breathe.
Electric bandage helps heal wounds four times faster than what it usually takes
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