A new adhesive bandage, developed by researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi, can detect the presence of disease antibodies within minutes — even before a person has symptoms.

Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi have developed a new rapid testing method for COVID-19—an adhesive bandage that relies on gold nanoparticles to quickly detect the immune antibodies in the bloodstream.

A new report claims that a type of “forever chemical” has been indicated to be present in adhesive bandages from popular brands like Band-Aids and Curad — as well as in-store brands from CVS ...

Background: Medical adhesive bandages are extensively used in both inpatient and outpatient medicine. However, few reports describing proven allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) from medical adhesive ...

A pressure bandage (also called a pressure dressing) is a bandage that’s designed to apply pressure to a particular area of the body. Typically, a pressure bandage has no adhesive and is applied ...

The contraction of the bandage also helps secure it to the skin with greater strength than a standard adhesive bandage. To combat infection, silver nanoparticles are scattered throughout the ...

Discussion. The described skin reaction to medical adhesive tapes and bandages appears to be primarily an irritant contact dermatitis (ICD). This finding is in line with previously reported data.