Study subjects were recruited and selected from (1) patients and employees in our outpatient dermatology clinics at Oregon Health & Science University; (2) patients and employees in the Veterans ...

The ultra-sticky feet that allow gecko lizards to climb walls and hang from ceilings have inspired scientists to create waterproof adhesive bandages that may offer a new way to patch up patients ...

Scientists have invented a quick-release tape that has the strong adhesion properties of commercial medical tape, but without the ouch factor upon removal. Commercial medical tapes on the market today ...

The entrepreneur behind Method cleaning products and more recently Olly vitamins is injecting another huge consumer category with good design: first aid. Princess and superhero Band-Aids are great for ...

Hate the way bandages hurt when you take them off? There’s a new “quick release” medical tape that could take the pain out of keeping wounds covered. Biomedical engineers from MIT and Brigham and ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists have long admired the gecko lizard for its gravity-defying feet. Now U.S. researchers have made a waterproof bandage inspired by the sticky surface of a gecko's paws.

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 ...