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Duct Tape Bandage There is a better way.
Finely spun starch fibers woven into a bandage could dissolve on your skin and be absorbed by your body, eliminating the sting and hassle of ripping it off in one fast motion. Starch fibers could also be used to produce toilet paper, napkins and other biodegradable products, according to researchers at Penn State.
Food science researchers dissolved starch into a fluid, then spun it into long strands that can be woven into mats, according to a university news release. Anyone who has ever dissolved starch in water knows it can have some awesome physical properties, but the resulting thick paste is not that useful beyond a fun experiment or maybe thickening some soup.
To spin it into thin threads, the Penn State researchers added a solvent to help the starch break down more readily. The solvent allowed it to maintain its molecular structure, and the researchers used an electrospinning device to spin the material into long strands. The fibers could then be woven like any other fiber into a wide range of materials, from bandages to paper.
If they're used as a bandage, the starch fibers could simply degrade into glucose after some time and be absorbed by the body, according to grad student Lingyan Kong, who led this research. No more ripping off a Band-Aid. The fibers could serve other functions where other polymers, like cellulose or petroleum-based plastics, are typically used.
The research was supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and now the Penn State team is applying for a patent.
This seems like a really cool invention that could make a lot of money. Id be worried about possible issues it could cause your skin from absorbing it though. I wonder what they were doing to even make this discovery.
ReplyDeleteNext to stepping on a LEGO, there is no greater pain than ripping off a bandage. So, yes, I would be first in line for this. Any item that is a utility and can be used in many different ways is a great this to have around. The market for starch will probably go up and for very good reasons. However, even if it was unlikely, the starch when absorbed may have a negative affect on the person using it.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very cool invention, and i think this could save alot of pain from tearing the bandages off also it may be easier to keep the bandage on your skin instead of falling off. I think this is a very useful invention.
ReplyDeleteI think that this is a very useful invention. I wonder if this will be used in most hospitals/clinics. At the same time I wonder if there are any negative side affects.
ReplyDeleteIf this could save the pain from tearing off a band-aid, then I think this will be useful, especially for children. However, I wonder how long it takes for the band-aid to be dissolved into the skin. Will it just lose the strength to hold on to the skin and fall off? Also, can these be made affordable enough for everyday consumers?
ReplyDeleteI do think that this is a really cool alternative to ripping off the band-aid when you're finished with it. I think there is a possibility of negative things coming out of this also, like getting infections. If they can get this to work without any harm to people, this could be very useful.
ReplyDeleteI mean yes, this would relieve some hassle, but at the same time, like many others said, this could take a turn for the worse. You never know what people can be allergic to, so what is someone put on this Band-Aid and has an allergic reaction to in on an open cut? Also, I'm pretty sure if this does become available we all know that the price till be like sky rocket high, so most people would still stick to the regular Band-Aid.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a great invention and could be very useful. I wonder if this is something that hospitals would have. But before they do use them at hospitals they would first test them out to see if there are any negative side affects to it.
ReplyDeleteAlthough this invention seems very cool, I think the negatives of this Band-Aid may outweigh it's positives. There may be issues with the process of it dissolving into your skin. Also, these Band-Aids will probably cost much more than normal ones. I never found tearing off a Band-Aid that painful anyway.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I admit it seems like a cool idea, when you really think about it, its kind of gross. Band-aids on wounds typically have that soft pad thing in the middle,which is where the wound stops bleeding on and there is typically medicine on it, and etc. Personally I wouldn't want all that dissolving into my skin. Besides, ripping off a band-aid is just a small pain. You pretty much forget the pain 3 minutes after it occurs. There's not really the need to have them dissolve.
ReplyDeleteIn my personal opinion I agree that its a cool but wasted venture into something not a lot of people would appreciate because what would be the point in it? If it dissolves into your skin does that mean the germs on it get absorbed as well? plus what if someone is allergic to the chemicals in the band aid itself? That would cause harm more than it would do good. Overall its a cool idea and id probably try it but it wouldnt be the thing id go to if I had a paper cut.
ReplyDeleteI think that this invention is really cool and all but not really a necessity as opposed to a luxury item. The band-aids ability to dissolve into your skin is great but I never really found ripping off a Band-Aid that big of an issue. Also the prices of these new band-aids will probably cost double the amount of regular Band-Aid. So this invention is cool and all but not really useful unless ripping off a Band-Aid is that big of an issue to you.
ReplyDeleteThis invention is cool even though tearing a Band-Aid off my skin is a 1 second process that is painless. This invention still shows that humans are trying to find other ways to do things and to replace the old ways of making things and that hurt the earth and potentially finding different ways to replace the way we make things now.
ReplyDeleteThis invention is pretty cool and convenient, especially since no one likes ripping off band-aids. Sure it burns and stings only for a second, but isn't it all better if you don't have to do anything at all right? Although with this invention many people couldn't use it due to skin allergies. And how much would cost then to make sure the band-aids were non-allergenic or would they even be able to work it out in that sense? It's a cool invention but everyone wouldn't be able to use it.
ReplyDeleteI think this is actually very cool. although, i don't think it really matters whether you take it off or let it dissolve. But it is still very interesting. one think i would worry about is if there are any possible side effects that could take place if the material is dissolved into your skin?
ReplyDeleteThis really doesn't seem like an advance in the technology. I believe that you should stick with the traditional Band-Aids. The pain only lasts like a second when you take it off. It would be weird to see your bandage asorb imn your skin. Also it doesn't benefit all due to the absorption of glucose.
ReplyDeleteI find this to be a pretty cool inventon. I wonder what processes amd experiments they took to even come up with the discovery. I feel that it is gross and unsanitary for a bandage to disolve into your skin. I believe that it would be better and safer to use original bandages. It doesn't hurt that bad to rip off a band aid. I'd rather rip off a band aid than to experiment with this invention.
ReplyDeleteI think this is really interesting but what are the negative side affects?.I think they should first keep testing this out before using it. It would cause them a lot of money for them to let people use this and have something bad happen to a customer. I personally think its weird to have it absorbed into your skin isn't it basically also gonna absorb the blood back that's just weird and gross and basically taking the germs into your skin.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a really cool discovery but, what does the band-aid have inside of it that allows it to absorb into your hand. What if someone was allergic to it? They wouldn't be able to use the new band-aids and have to go through the pain of having to rip off a regular band-aid. In conclusion I still want to try this new band-aid out for myself.
ReplyDeleteI think this would be a very cool thing to try out. Only if I knew exactly what caused the band-aid to dissolve into your skin. Also what do you do if the band-aid is old and you need a new one? Would this band-aid still come off like the old ones and you could still replace it. I would not want to be the first one to try this out but I would like to try it out at one point.
ReplyDeleteI think it is really neat experiment. It's really cool the band-aid could resolve into your skin. I wonder what all the negative things are that come from this. I wouldn't try this out myself until it was more popular.
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