Auto-Heating Bandages for Extreme Sports

Good news for winter sport lovers. A novel portable plastic splint that heat-molds itself around broken or wounded limbs is being designed to help skiers and others who enjoy taking part in extreme snow sports.To use the splint, the patient must wrap strips of resistant but flexible... [ read more >> ]

Applying a gel to the Velcro-edged plastic bandage produces heat that welds the cast together and keeps the limb warm

Image comment: Applying a gel to the Velcro-edged plastic bandage produces heat that welds the cast together and keeps the limb warm
Image credits: Paul Chamberlain

Applying a gel to the Velcro-edged plastic bandage produces heat that welds the cast together and keeps the limb warm
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