# Electronic bandage speeds wound healing and dissolves into body after use

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/electronic-bandage-speeds-wound-healing-and-dissolves-into-body-after-use/
- Published: 2023-02-25T10:00:07-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo caption: The molybdenum electrodes transmit real-time data to the bandage’s coil at the opposite end. Photo credit: Northwestern University. Article by Bronwyn Thompson. New Atlas – February 22, 2023. Source: Northwestern University. The days of ripping off a Band-Aid could soon be in the past, with scientists creating a new affordable, flexible electronic covering that not only speeds and wirelessly monitors healing but performs a disappearing act by being harmlessly absorbed into the body when its job is done. […] Click here to view original web page at newatlas.com