Ozone Generating Patch for Wound Treatment
Channel: Purdue Engineering
Date: 2020-09-01

Chronic wounds frequently don't heal well and are costing the U.S. healthcare industry about $20B annually.

Purdue Materials Engineers have developed an ozone generating patch for chronic wound treatment.  It's designed to be battery-powered, portable, and low-cost for patients to be able to use at home. The Purdue team’s work is published in the journal Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.

Full Story:  https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2020/Q3/wearable,-portable-invention-offers-options-for-treating-antibiotic-resistant-infections,-wounds.html 

Featured Purdue University Engineer: 
Rahim Rahim - Assistant Professor, Materials Engineering 
Alex Roth - PhD student, Materials Engineering

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