Pressure-Sensing Socks Feel the Pain of Diabetic Patients

Hebrew University Biodesign students develop intelligent, machine washable socks that can sense extreme pressure and prevent the development of chronic wounds. Biodesign is a multi-disciplinary, team-based approach to medical innovation, created by the Alexander Grass Center for Bioengineering at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Hadassah Medical Center sponsored by Boston Scientific. The program takes outstanding medical fellows, bioengineering and business graduate students and tutors them in the sc