Prototype medical dressing detects wound infection

25 March 2013, 10:25 am

Prototype medical dressing detects wound infection

Chemists at the University of Bath have developed a prototype medical dressing that glows under UV light when a wound becomes infected. This provides an early warning system for infection and could potentially save many lives. http://www.bath.ac.uk/news/2013/03/25/burns-dressing-prototype/