# Water-powered "electric bandage" sticks it to slow-healing wounds

**URL:** <https://ehealthforum.nz/t/water-powered-electric-bandage-sticks-it-to-slow-healing-wounds/31811>\
**Category:** Open Forum\
**Tags:** wound-care, emerging-tech, cool-stuff, medical-technology\
**Created:** [August 20, 2024, 2:19am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/water-powered-electric-bandage-sticks-it-to-slow-healing-wounds/31811 "2024-08-20T02:19:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![eduddy](https://ehealthforum.nz/user_avatar/ehealthforum.nz/eduddy/32/14159_2.png) [@eduddy](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/eduddy)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 2:19am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/water-powered-electric-bandage-sticks-it-to-slow-healing-wounds/31811/1 "2024-08-20T02:19:38Z")

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Saw this today, who said water and electricity should not mixed. Fascinating how this could be applied.

Link to news article and research article:

> **[Water-powered "electric bandage" sticks it to slow-healing wounds](https://newatlas.com/medical/water-powered-electric-bandage-chronic-wounds/)**
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> For some time now, scientists have known that electrical stimulation speeds the healing of chronic wounds such as diabetic skin ulcers. A thin, flexible, inexpensive new bandage delivers that healing current right to the wound site, and it's...

[https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ado7538](https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ado7538)

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**Author:** ![SamuelWong](https://ehealthforum.nz/user_avatar/ehealthforum.nz/samuelwong/32/3755_2.png) [@SamuelWong](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/SamuelWong)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/water-powered-electric-bandage-sticks-it-to-slow-healing-wounds/31811/2 "2024-08-20T04:05:53Z")

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Need to work out how inexpensive and durable it is but definitely a need!

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**Author:** ![Blittlechild](https://ehealthforum.nz/user_avatar/ehealthforum.nz/blittlechild/32/5063_2.png) [@Blittlechild](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/Blittlechild)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 11:11pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/water-powered-electric-bandage-sticks-it-to-slow-healing-wounds/31811/3 "2024-08-21T23:11:27Z")

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i could imagine if used effectively, it could reduce LOS.  
Personally, as someone who has had endured packing in a wound, and the discomfort from it use, this would be a much nicer option.