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Healthcare systems around the world face significant challenges in achieving the ‘quadruple aim’ for healthcare: improve population health, improve the patient's experience of care, enhance caregiver experience, and reduce the rising cost of care.

Smart bandages are a revolutionary advancement in wound care.

Various types of pH sensors have been fabricated for wound care applications. For example, several types of electrochemical pH sensors have been developed that can continuously monitor the wound environment.

Wound healing is a highly intricate, dynamic, and complicated series of processes. This intricate process involves a sequence of biological events that can be broadly categorized into 4 stages: hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and the remodeling phase.

(K. Las Heras et al 2020)

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'Smart bandages' aim to improve healing and medical intervention

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Real-Time Monitoring:

Integrated sensors can detect changes in the wound environment. Monitoring temperature can provide information regarding blood flow.

Remote Data Transmission:

The information gathered by the sensors can be wirelessly transmitted to smartphones or computers, allowing healthcare professionals and patients to monitor wound progress.

Proactive intervention:

Early detection of inflammation or infection through sensor data allows for timely interventions.

Enhance Healing:

Some smart bandages are incorporated with a low-level electrical field to stimulate tissue growth.

Reduced healthcare costs and burden:

The ability to remotely monitor patients' wounds minimizes and reduces frequent doctor visits.

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Inadequate for Certain Wounds

Smart bandages are not ideal for wounds with excessive fluid (exudate) production, as they may not absorb it effectively.

Potential for Tissue Damage:

Some smart dressings can adhere to healthy wound tissue and cause damage during removal.

Moisture Regulation Issues:

Current technologies may struggle to effectively manage the wound microenvironment by absorbing excess moisture, which could increase the risk of contamination.

Integration and Workflow Challenges:

Integrating smart bandages into current medical systems and retraining healthcare professionals to use them effectively presents significant challenges.

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In general, some wound care products with sensing capabilities can significantly change the current clinical practice of wound treatment. This information can provide a valuable understanding of the state of the wound. A wound that is prone to infection or signs such as redness, swelling, and hyperthermia can be easily monitored. The engineered smart bandages reviewed here could bolster current clinical practices, given that they can actively extract information about the wound environment.

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Wireless smart bandage shows promise in treating chronic wounds