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Briefing
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- Electric Bandage – University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers created electric bandage that applies electric pulses to injuries to speed up healing
- Initial Tests – Showed injuries of rodents were healed in three days instead of almost two weeks through normal healing process, with further plans to test on pig skin which mimic human tissue
- Self-Powered – Energy harvesting units called nanogenerators power electric bandage, with future goals to harness energy from twitches in skin or pulses from heartbeat
- Inexpensive – Bandage made of ordinary materials to make it more accessible
- Physical Feature – Less bulky compared to electrical equipment and complicated wiring used in standard electrotherapy
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Healthcare/Health Sciences
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Organization
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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November 29, 2018
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