Sweet! Bandages That Dissolve Into Sugar

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Despite its brief sting and metaphorical implications, I think it's safe to say that no one likes ripping off a Band-Aid.

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Well, good news for all you wounded wincers, Penn State's department of food science has been developing a process that could potentially create new options for bandages that are so sweet they could take the sting out of bandage removal.

Researchers used a solvent to dissolve starch into a fluid capable of being spun into long strands or fibers. An electrospinning device was used to create a high-voltage electrical charge that helped stretch the droplets into long fibers.

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