The Nandage
Our project idea for the final was the Nandage. The Nandage is a very portable, convenient bandage that can be used treat sprains and breaks quickly and efficiently. The Nandage is great for sports accidents or if you badly injure yourself and you need something to keep the bone in place.
The Nandage is very comfortable on the inside but tough and protecting on the outside. The Nandage’s inside is lined with nano silver to keep the inside of the Nandage clean and not smell like regular casts do after a couple of weeks of wear and tear. The Nandage is applied by wrapping it around your sprain or break like a regular bandage.
The bandage is going to be heat responsive so if you have a broken bone you just pour hot water on the outside and becomes as hard as a cast. If you have a sprain you don’t put anything on the outside so it’s still soft enough to be a splint but hard enough to still keep it well protected. The only way to remove the Nandage is too dip it in freezing ice water and the Nandage retains back to its original shape for repeated uses.
The Nandage will be incredibly helpful for sports medicine doctors and the casual user one day to treat the unexpected break or sprain. It will helpful for the poor wailing patient on his way to the emergency with its fast acting Advil and its durable bandages.
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http://www.nseresearch.org/2003/NewFiles/Over03_NIRT_UCLA.pdf