How Electric Bandages Accelerate Healing

What is one of the greatest tasks of modern-day science? Traduzir

Qual é uma das maiores tarefas da ciência moderna?

Clumsy people

None of the options

Finding cheaper wound treatment

Better wound treatment

What unexpected solution is being tested? Traduzir

Que solução inesperada está sendo testada?

Fire

Glue

None of the options

Electricity

What three types of wounds were mentioned? Traduzir

Quais são os três tipos de feridas mencionados?

Abrasion, laceration and puncture

Scrape, cut and hole

Scrape, laceration and perforation

Abrasion, laceration and perforation

What is fibrin? Traduzir

O que é fibrina?

A type of yarn

A group of red blood cells

A blood clot

A protein in the blood clot

Why do diabetics usually have chronic wounds? Traduzir

Por que os diabéticos costumam ter feridas crônicas?

It is a side effect of their medication

Elevated blood glucose

None of the options

They have to prick themselves multiple times a day

Why are biofilm infections so dangerous? Traduzir

Por que as infecções por biofilme são tão perigosas?

They cannot be detected

They don´t respond to regular antibiotics

They lie dormant in the body for years

They are instant killers

Why is electricity effective against biofilms? Traduzir

Por que a eletricidade é eficaz contra biofilmes?

Electricity has sanitizing properties

It fries the bacteria

It electrocute the bacteria

How do electric bandages work without an external power supply? Traduzir

Como funcionam as bandagens elétricas sem uma fonte de alimentação externa?

Silver and zinc in the fabric

Silver and ink patterns in the fabric

Mini batteries

Solar power

What other advantage does electricity have? Traduzir

Que outra vantagem a eletricidade tem?

It boosts the human immune response

It replaces the human immune system

It is anti-aging

It can replace caffeine

Why are electroceuticals so important? Traduzir

Por que os eletrocêuticos são tão importantes?

Wound treatment puts a strain on the system

They have aesthetic benefits

None of the options

They are the only way to heal wounds

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