New Liquid Bandage Measures Oxygen Levels in Transplanted Tissues
Written by AZoSensorsDec 23 2020
Scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and surgeons from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have conducted the first human clinical trial to confirm the accuracy and practicality of an oxygen-sensing liquid bandage that quantifies the amount of oxygen in transplanted tissues.
Published in the
Science Advances journal, the clinical trial compared the performance of an innovative, paint-on bandage developed with phosphorescent materials to a wired tissue oximeter called ViOptix device the present standard for tracking tissue oxygenation in the female population who undergo breast reconstruction surgery following cancer.
Liquid bandage detects tissue oxygenation without the drawbacks of wired oximeters
BOSTON In the first human clinical trial, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and surgeons at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have validated the practicality and accuracy of an oxygen-sensing liquid bandage that measures the concentration of oxygen in transplanted tissue. The trial, published in
Science Advances, compared the performance of a novel, paint-on bandage made with phosphorescent materials to a wired tissue oximeter (ViOptix device) the current standard for monitoring tissue oxygenation in women undergoing breast reconstruction surgery after cancer. Our trial showed that the transparent liquid bandage detected tissue oxygenation as well as the gold standard of an oximeter, which uses old technology, is uncomfortable for the patient, obstructs visual inspection of the tissue, and can give false readings based on lighting conditions and the patient s mov