Liquid bandage detects tissue oxygenation without the drawbacks of wired oximeters

A paint-on, transparent bandage containing phosphorescent materials reads the amount of oxygen reaching transplanted tissue — a critical component of a transplant’s success. Existing oximeter technology is complicated to use, restricts patients’ movements, and is subject to false alarms. The first human trial of the liquid bandage in women undergoing breast reconstruction after cancer found that it performed as well as a wired oximeter device, the current clinical standard.