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Recently, an intelligent smart bandage is developed by researchers at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign that can promote angiogenesis and guide exactly where the vessels should go. It is built of layers of a hydrogel made of polyethylene glycol and methacrylic alginate. The bandage is porous and allows small molecules to leak through while directing the flow of larger molecules. Several experiments are conducted on the surface of a chicken embryo, revealing that the network of new blood vessels mirrors the patterns of the channels of the bandage.  There are several potential applications for this intelligent bandage including directing the growth of blood vessels around a blocked artery and normalizing blood vessels that feed a tumor to improve the delivery of anticancer drugs and so on.

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It’s a pity that not everybody can get something from Gucci, Chanel, Burberry or Louis Vuitton? Now things come to be different, as these unique bandages inspired by world-famous bands including Louis Vuitton or Gucci give everyone a chance to go closer to luxury products. If these Luxury Bandages are not the band-aids you’re looking for, what else could be?

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Do you know how much stretch there is in the product of Band-aid plasters? Let the creative advertisement finished by JWT Dubai, UAE tell you the answer: the Band-aid has so good elasticity that it can even goes around the forefinger of Hulk. Truly fantastic band-aid and also amazing advertisement. [Read the rest of this entry...]

How well do you know your bruises, or more exactly how often should one person change for a new bandage in case that the wounds become infected? Whatever you may say, these Color Changing Bandages obviously know your wounds better than you.

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The key point in treating burn wounds is believed to be the ‘cooling down treatment’ within the first 30 minutes after you’re burned. For example, you can put some ice-cubes on the wounds or have cold water run on them. And today, I’d like to recommend the Burnaid –Emergency Medical Device. It includes 5 layers, and the main part is the water gel which effectively cools the injury down to a temperature of 12-15 degrees Celsius. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Either too long or too short, plasters on the market seldom meet our needs exactly. And we need a change, something more applicable. Honestly, nothing is really new with this ‘new’ product. It works in the same way as the tape dispensers we commonly use. So with the Long and Short Plaster, you no longer need to store an assortment of shapes and sizes of band aid at home, just cut out a needed length and use it. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Oh, I’ve seen your mustache….on your figures?! Yes, that’s just what the Mustache Bandages aim at, say, to bring your life with more fun. So, when you cut your hand carelessly next time, you may try the Mustache Bandages. Despite the normal function to prevent infection, Mustache Bandages will also ensure you a good mood.

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With four round crystals on its surface, you will find it glittering on your face. Now it provides you with three color choices. Can any Ms Beauty dazzling without it?

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Because of the packages, conventional band aid wastes many paper covers. But if the band aids are collected in the manner of rolling band, they gonna be better for you and our earth.

This new bandage could accelerate healing by using electric fields. This field prevents infection in the surrounding tissues so the body can concentrate on sealing it. It could be more helpful for diabetics, because they have more trouble to be cured. [Read the rest of this entry...]