Bandages for Burned Tongues

Oct-18-12 Soup may soon be safer to eat with the development of a “bandage” for tongues, designed to help ease the pain of burns.

The “bandage”, developed by a team from the University of Texas, is made up of a medicated strip that has been imbedded with the anesthetic benzocaine, already found in throat lozenges. As it dissolves, the strip releases a controlled dose of the pain-killing drug along with a non-toxic “therapeutic polymer” to promote healing.

Human trials are planned to begin soon.

Image: Karen Winton

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