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'Smart' Bandages Could Heal Wounds More Quickly

1. Scientists have created a new material called hydrogel that resembles human skin and can help wounds heal more quickly. 2. This new stretchy polymer has titanium wires embedded in a zig-zag pattern to help spread medication across the bandage through tiny channels. 3. Microsensors in the bandage can alert patients and doctors to changes at particular spots via LED lights.

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'Smart' Bandages Could Heal Wounds More Quickly

1. Scientists have created a new material called hydrogel that resembles human skin and can help wounds heal more quickly. 2. This new stretchy polymer has titanium wires embedded in a zig-zag pattern to help spread medication across the bandage through tiny channels. 3. Microsensors in the bandage can alert patients and doctors to changes at particular spots via LED lights.

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'Smart' Bandages Could Heal Wounds More Quickly

1. Scientists have created a new material called 'hydrogel' that closely resembles

the human skin.

True.

False.

It's not said on the video.

2. In what pattern are the titanium wires embedded into this new stretchy

polymer?

A circular pattern.

A zig-zag pattern.

A rectangular pattern.

3. Medication spreads across the bandage through ______.

titanium wires.

 tiny channels.

microsensors.

4. What is used to alert patients and doctors of changes at particular spots?

 LED lights.
Microsensors.

Different sounds.

5. The new polymer will be suitable for application ______.

only on the skin of the body.

only inside the body.

both on the skin and inside the body.

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