Bioengineered Smart-Glove for Regenerative Healing of Extremity Trauma
From: Medical Design Technology - 10/08/2015

UT Arlington and University of Washington researchers are developing a
healing glove that delivers needed medicine to an injured hand and speeds up
healing so that rehabilitation can start sooner.

This is a flexible polymeric glove wound dressing for treatment after hand
trauma. The UT Arlington Research Institute will develop the glove and
associated controls while the University of Washington will conduct a small
pilot study.

The University of Washington and the UT Arlington Research Institute will
improve treatment by creating a new wound dressing, regenerative healing
glove, aptly named the REHEAL Glove.

The REHEAL Glove not only has the capability of providing commonly used
negative pressure wound therapy, but also provides a means for delivering
therapeutics and controlling the wound environment for better and faster
healing.

The REHEAL Glove can be used to deliver topical gels and creams, as well as
wash the wound and remove fluids. It is easily applied and removed, and does
not adhere to the wound to avoid painful removal. The material of the glove
is made of transparent silicone, allowing for continuous monitoring of the
wound.

In addition, the REHEAL Glove allows greater mobilization of the hand in the
earlier phases of wound healing, which accelerates the rehabilitation process.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2015/10/bioengineered-smart-glove-regenerative-healing-extremity-trauma

Links:
UT Arlington, University of Washington partner to design bioengineered REHEAL
  Glove for healing of extremity trauma
http://www.uta.edu/news/releases/2015/10/REHEAL-glove-grant.php
http://phys.org/news/2015-10-ut-arlington-uw-partner-bioengineered.html