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Basic bandage getting high-tech upgrade with smart technology to speed healing


Diabetes patients among others could benefit from high-tech bandages that monitor healing and dispense tiny doses of medicine.

Diabetes patients among others could benefit from high-tech bandages that monitor healing and dispense tiny doses of medicine. LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The basic bandage that has remained similar in design for years could be getting a high-tech upgrade. The Wall Street Journal's Future of Everything podcast recently highlighted how the new bandages will be filled with tiny sensors which can monitor the progress of wound healing.

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