Research into new bandaging aims to ease the agony experienced by those living with the genetic skin condition Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), commonly referred to as "butterfly skin." Scientists at ...

Liquid and spray-on bandages offer aesthetic appeal, flexibility, good waterproofing and the ability to cling to the wound. They are useful for hard-to-cover areas and slough off when the wound heals.

Whitney Blocher McTigue is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Lehigh University. Her research focuses on using charged polymer species to solve ...

It used to be so simple. You were a kid. You fell down, and skinned your knee. You cried. Mom came to the rescue, washed off your wound and applied hydrogen peroxide or mercurochrome. You cried again.