Smart patch monitors blood, releases blood thinners to prevent clots

Researchers from the North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a patch designed to monitor a patient’s blood and release blood-thinning drugs to prevent dangerous blood clots, or thrombosis. The team’s work was published in Advanced Materials.

When blood clots disrupt the flow of blood throughout the body, the result can cause pulmonary embolism, heart attack or stroke. Conventional treatment requires patients to regularly test their blood to ensure proper dosages of blood thinners such as Heparin. I

f a patient uses too small a dose, it may not prevent a relapse of thrombosis. On the contrary, too large a dose can cause spontaneous hemorrhaging.

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