Caltech professor of medical engineering Wei Gao and his colleagues are envisioning a smart bandage of the future-a "lab on ...

Caltech professor of medical engineering Wei Gao and his colleagues are envisioning a smart bandage of the future—a "lab on ...

It kills the bacterial count on your skin. Keep your wounds clean with a gentle antibacterial soap. Nothing fragranced, and don't scrub it with a cloth. Just use your hands and be real gentle.

The iCares bandage uses innovative microfluidic components, sensors, and machine learning to sample and analyze wounds and provide data to help patients and caregivers make treatment decisions.