Miniaturized Smart System for Light Stimulation and Monitoring of Wound Healing (MEDILIGHT)

Project Overview

MEDILIGHT aims to provide highly miniaturized “photonic band aid” as a wearable, light weight and low cost solution in the professional wound care sector. Target applications are chronic, diabetic, decubitus, and large wounds with two goals: use the proven proliferation of skin tissue for self-healing and the antibacterial effects of the visible light spectrum.

In order to be compliant with hygiene requirements, the MEDILIGHT system will consist of two parts: 1) a disposable wound dressing with embedded optical waveguides and integrated sensors for the delivery of light and monitoring (temperature and blood oxygen) at the wound. 2) a soft and compliant electronic module for multiple use containing LEDs, a photodiode, a controller, analog data acquisition, a rechargeable battery, and a data transmission unit.

Partners Involved

• Technical University Berlin (Germany)
• Laboratoires URGO (France)
• University Heidelberg (Germany)
• Centre Suisse d’Electronique et de Microtechnique (Switzerland)
• SignalGeneriX Ltd (Cyprus)
• Microsemi Semiconductor Limited (UK)
• AMIRES s.r.o. (Czech Republic)

For more information you can visit the project’s dedicated website: http://www.medilight-project.eu/

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 644267.