UVic bio-engineer Mohsen Akbari’s GelDerm “smart” bandage uses embedded sensors that monitor pH levels of a wound and send information via a mobile app at the first sign that infection is setting in. If needed, antibiotics can be administered directly through the bandage. This is the first electronics-based bandage that functions without a power source, and whose readings aren’t compromised by the multitude of substances that leak from a wound. | University of Victoria