A Smart Leap Forward: Continuous Wound Monitoring with iCares Smart bandage from Caltech and USC teams #EpidermalElectronics #ActAgainstAmputation @Caltech @Keckschool_USC @USC_Vascular

Chronic wounds represent one of the most persistent challenges in modern healthcare, often leading to prolonged suffering and substantial economic burden. Today, the management of these wounds still largely relies on intermittent clinical assessments and subjective classification systems, which can delay detection of infection or impaired healing. A new study, born out of a powerful... Continue Reading →

Exploring the Future of Robotics with Bionic E-Skin: A New Frontier in Enhanced Perception @NaturePortfolio #WoundHealing #EpidermalElectronics #Robotics #WearableRobots

In the rapidly advancing field of robotics, the ability to perceive and interact with the environment in a human-like manner is a critical frontier. The development of bionic electronic skin (e-skin) with multi-directional droplet sliding sensing, as presented by Xu et al. (2024), marks a significant leap forward in this endeavor. This groundbreaking technology not... Continue Reading →

@CalTech @USC Study: the Gap in Wound Management: From Bench to Bedside and Beyond #ActAgainstAmputation #WoundHealing @KeckSchool_USC @USC_Vascular @ALPSlimb @Nature @NaturePortfolio

Chronic wounds represent a significant global health challenge, imposing substantial economic and social burdens. Addressing this issue requires innovative approaches that integrate advances in material sciences and bioengineering. Our recent review in Nature Reviews Materials explores the history, current state, and future of wound management materials and technologies, highlighting the critical role of multidisciplinary collaboration... Continue Reading →

โ€˜Smart’ Bandages Monitor Wounds and Provide Targeted Treatment @Caltech @USC ActAgainstAmputation #DiabeticFoot @ALPSlimb @USC_vascular @ResearchatUSC @KeckSchool_USC

This release regarding a manuscript published by our combined Caltech/USC team led by our SALSAmigo, Wei Gao. Also see this from the Guardian newspaper. Summary: A recent study from Caltech and USC reports that smart bandages equipped with biosensors could significantly improve the healing process of chronic wounds. These high-tech bandages monitor wounds in real-time... Continue Reading →

New wearable sensor detects even more compounds in human sweat @Caltech @WeiGaoLab #C2SHiP @NSF๏ฟผ

From our friend and colleague Wei Gao and colleagues at Caltech If you have ever had your blood drawn, whether to check your cholesterol, kidney function, hormone levels, blood sugar, or as part of a general checkup, you might have wondered why there is not an easier, less painful way. Now there might be. A... Continue Reading →

All-printed soft human-machine interface for robotic physicochemical sensing #WearableRobots #SoftRobotics #EpidermalElectronics @caltech @WeiGaoLab @SciRobotics #C2SHiP @NSF

Important work from our friend and colleague Wei Gao and coworkers. Here's to building the infrastructure to help measure what we manage and help move through the world a little better! Ultrasensitive multimodal physicochemical sensing for autonomous robotic decision-making has numerous applications in agriculture, security, environmental protection, and public health. Previously reported robotic sensing technologies... Continue Reading →

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