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NUS Researchers Develop World’s First Smart Bandage that Detects Multiple Biomarkers

Wearable sensor can detect multiple chronic wound biomarkers to facilitate timely and personalized wound management.

A research team led by Professor Lim Chwee Teck from the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Health Innovation & Technology (iHealthtech), in collaboration with clinical partners from Singapore General Hospital, has developed a smart wearable sensor that can conduct real-time, point-of-care assessment of chronic wounds wirelessly via an app. A world’s first, the novel sensor technology can detect temperature, pH, bacteria type and ...

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