New Liquid Bandage Measures Oxygen Levels in Transplanted Tissues Written by AZoSensorsDec 23 2020 Scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and surgeons from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have conducted the first human clinical trial to confirm the accuracy and practicality of an oxygen-sensing liquid bandage that quantifies the amount of oxygen in transplanted tissues. Published in the Science Advances journal, the clinical trial compared the performance of an innovative, paint-on bandage developed with phosphorescent materials to a wired tissue oximeter called ViOptix device—the present standard for tracking tissue oxygenation—in the female population who undergo breast reconstruction surgery following cancer.