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Medical RFID plays a more and more important role in healthcare. European researchers have developed an RFID-enabled smart bandage. Designed to wirelessly transmit data about the wound healing process based on humidity levels. Reducing the need to remove patient dressings and physically inspect wounds.
Developed by medical RFID researchers at the University of Bologna in Italy. The smart bandage consists of a moisture-sensing material, a built-in UHF RFID chip, an antenna woven into the bandage. And an off-the-shelf RFID reader that uses impedance measurement to determine the moisture level through RFID transmission. In order to know the health of the wound.
How it works
The medical RFID research team is developing prototypes that can be 3D printed and built into commercial bandages. The researchers also tested the system using NFC technology. so that users can use a smartphone to capture data wirelessly without the need for a dedicated RFID reader.
Beatrice Fraboni, professor of physics at the University of Bologna, said that. In the long term, the research team hopes to work with tech companies. to commercialize the solution and get approval to start in real patients carry out testing.
