{"688828":{"#nid":"688828","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The Penicillin of Pressure Injuries: Researchers Develop New Sensor System to Prevent a Common Hospital Complication","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHospital stays can be long and arduous; they can also cause serious complications. When a person lies in one position too long and begins to sweat, painful sores called pressure injuries (PIs) can form on the body, leading to infection or even death. A patient can develop a PI in a few days \u2014 or even a few hours. And once present, a PI is hard to treat. To address this issue, researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a new, flexible, sensor-filled fabric to monitor areas at risk of PIs and alert hospital staff when a patient needs to be turned.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/node\/45129\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead more about Georgia Tech\u2019s research on preventing pressure injuries \u00bb\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"These sensors, embedded in fabric, can monitor patients\u2019 physical condition and alert healthcare workers before pressure sores form."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researcher Nick Housley is developing a drug\u2011delivery system designed to send cancer treatments directly to tumors while minimizing damage to healthy tissue. His team\u2019s approach uses self\u2011assembling nanohydrogels (SANGs) that circulate through the body, remain inactive in healthy environments, and release their drug payload only when they encounter the unique chemical conditions created by tumors.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"To address this issue, researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a new, flexible, sensor-filled fabric to monitor areas at risk of PIs and alert hospital staff when a patient needs to be turned. "}],"uid":"27255","created_gmt":"2026-03-10 16:05:20","changed_gmt":"2026-03-10 17:56:56","author":"Josie Giles","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-03-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-03-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"679562":{"id":"679562","type":"image","title":"pi-for-mercury-researchers.jpg","body":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s flexible, sensor\u2011embedded fabric \u2014 designed to detect pressure injury risk and alert care teams when a patient needs repositioning \u2014 is now being tested on cribs in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Children\u2019s Healthcare of Atlanta\u2019s Arthur M. Blank Hospital.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","created":"1773162846","gmt_created":"2026-03-10 17:14:06","changed":"1773162846","gmt_changed":"2026-03-10 17:14:06","alt":"Two adults wearing protective gowns and gloves stand beside a hospital crib, using a tablet device while examining an infant lying on the mattress as medical equipment and monitors surround the crib.","file":{"fid":"263738","name":"pi-for-mercury-researchers.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/03\/10\/pi-for-mercury-researchers.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/03\/10\/pi-for-mercury-researchers.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":4183388,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/03\/10\/pi-for-mercury-researchers.jpg?itok=ga9TjwGO"}}},"media_ids":["679562"],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"193658","name":"Commercialization"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}