Hydrogen Peroxide E-Bandages Treat Wound Infections:
According to new research by investigators at the Mayo Clinic and Washington State University, e-bandages could be an effective alternative to antibiotics for managing wound infections. The findings are presented at ASM Microbe 2022, the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology.
In a recent study conducted in mice, novel hydrogen peroxide producing bandages with electrical/chemical properties (electro-chemical bandages or e-bandages), under the control of wearable voltage devices, reduced methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) biofilm bacteria present in the wound by 99% after 2 days of treatment.
[...] Hydrogen peroxide solution is used to clean wounds. Although hydrogen peroxide has antibacterial and wound healing properties, hydrogen peroxide solution is unstable chemically and therefore, its effects are short-lived. Dr. Raval and colleagues have developed e-bandages to continuously produce hydrogen peroxide as a treatment of wound infections.
"Specifically, we have developed and examined antibacterial properties of a novel kind of bandage which continuously produces hydrogen peroxide through application of a specific negative voltage," said Dr. Raval.
E-bandages to treat your e-burns from your e-cigarettes.
(Score: 5, Interesting) by HammeredGlass on Tuesday June 14 2022, @02:06PM (6 children)
Hydrogen peroxide will not allow healthy clotting, unless this is for serious wound care cases where preventing infection is more important for some diabetic or immuno-compromised person?
Don't use hydrogen peroxide on your regular cuts, or at least not past the initial cleaning stage of wound care.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 14 2022, @02:36PM
I was perplexed by the hydrogen peroxide. Maybe it works differently in this delivery method or the tradeoffs are worth it to prevent infections.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Gaaark on Tuesday June 14 2022, @03:30PM
That's what i thought: pour it, cover the wound.
It's not brain surgery... unless it is???
Hydrogen peroxide bandage powered rockets?
You don't know me!
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(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 14 2022, @03:45PM
Not to mention that it can bleach the skin. One time over the top is probably not an issue, but there's better stuff for that, like iodine.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 14 2022, @05:49PM (2 children)
I've used hydrogen peroxide for wound care - particularly grazes from cycling. The fizzing helps get dirt out and the bleaching helps with anything left in. Really stings, though. (And don't use lab grade 100%, 6% stuff is fine.)
(Score: 2) by HammeredGlass on Tuesday June 14 2022, @06:26PM
Just irrigate the wound with clean water. If you're a cyclist, you should have plenty of that on you unless you poison it with "hydration solutions".
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 14 2022, @06:51PM
H2O2 is a bad idea. It kills "germs" sure but it kills your cells too. Don't use peroxide, use disinfectant. Soap, water, your brain.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 14 2022, @04:24PM
e-bandage repair my e-wound?
And if an e-bandage gets e-damaged, can I use an e-bandage to e-repair another e-bandage?
or
If my e-wound is e to the nth in size will it have parity with e to the nth e-bandages alowing the creation of an e-body?
Asking for a linguistics friend who is confused by the adding of vowels to e-verything noadays.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 14 2022, @04:44PM
They're making a band-aid that's more painful to wear than to pull off.
(Score: 2) by SomeGuy on Tuesday June 14 2022, @05:51PM
Or in other words, a toy smart phone, right?
That's a great idea. They will sell bajillions of these e-Bandages, even if they are infinitely worse than a regular bandage. Ohh, look, alerts from your bandage!