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Smart sensor wound care that may reduce diabetic amputations

Smart sensor wound care on horizon that may reduce diabetic amputations

Smart sensor wound care

Smart sensor wound care on horizon that may reduce diabetic amputations

University of Nottingham researchers have secured a major grant of £902,524 from the Medical Research Council, to develop a smart wound dressing embedded with optical fibre sensors to assess whether affected tissue is healing well or is infected. 


The new disposable dressing could have a significant impact on patient care and healthcare costs for wound management, which stand at £4.5-£5.1bn a year – more than 4 per cent of the NHS budget. 

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