New electrical stitches use muscle movement to speed up healing

Stitches are getting a shocking upgrade.

In an experiment in rats, a new strong, flexible thread hastened wound healing by transforming muscle movement into electricity, researchers report October 8 in Nature Communications.

If the material is eventually deemed safe for use…

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