No need to peel them off
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.
I think this is an amazing idea it is really cool to try it out and see how it affect the skin. many people when they get a little wound they rip of the Band-Aid and it harts the layer of the skin when you rip it off no more ripping of a Band-Aid thanks to Bandages Made of Edible Starch Could Dissolve On Your Skin Once You're Healed
ReplyDeleteI think this is a good idea. This is more is more useful cause when u peel off the band aid where the scab is the skin wont come off with it. And it also saves time where u don't have to change your band aid all the time. But now u don't have too change it cause it dissolves on its own.
ReplyDeleteThis is oddly useful other than the other stuff being shared on the blogs. However what if a person is allergic to the starch ; simple things like that could have an alternative. The experiment would be recommendable, if there were alternatives for a problem like that.
ReplyDeletei like this blog better because its so short. but i myself would want my mom to buy this brand of band aids because i hate walking around with them on for a little small scab.. but i wouldnt like how the look like duck tape that would have to be fixed of course.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a cool idea. I mean this is something i would have never even thought of anybody to think of. I , myself hate ripping off band aids , it is painful. I don't really like the design of this desolving band aid so hopefully they would come up with some different designs. I feel like the prices on this product would be reasonable .What about if somebody was allergic to starch tho? Could there be something else you could use? But overall i think this is a cool idea.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great idea! This would be great because I can't stand wearing band aids. The only bad thing about this is the scabs showing or any marks left. Only thing is I think this such a good product would cost a little much than a regular band aid.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a really cool idea. I would totally try it out. Is the starch band aid water proof? I hate wearing band aids because they always hurt when you rip them off and the don't stay on good. so I would definitely try this out
ReplyDeleteI think this is cool! I hate ripping off band aids and sometimes they slip off. If someone was allergic to the ingridients then they would need a solution for them. Maybe the prices would be good too. I love this idea!
ReplyDeleteI like this idea. Later on I bet these bandages are going worldwide. I can't wait to use them. Besides I always hated ripping them off, now I don't even have to worry about that.
ReplyDeleteThis idea is great. It's helpful expecially for little kids. I hated peeling off my bandages when I was little they hurt. They really need to make these worldwide really soon
ReplyDeleteI think this is a great idea . I absolutely hate having to wear band aids they are so annoying. Every time they get wet or something they will come off. If there were dissolvable band aids I would have no problem wearing them because they will go away on their own.
ReplyDeleteI think that this is very cool because the fact that it will dissolve once the injury is healed and that u dont have to peal it off. That is awesome. if i had something like this i would be very happy because i hate ripping my bandaid off because it hurtz very bad and i dont like it very much. Now if these were in stores i would tell my mom, my family, my friends, and my teachers to go these because these would be the beat thing in the would
ReplyDeleteI think that this is a very cool and neat idea . Many people would love to try this idea . I think it would be way better now then what we used today .
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