A recent Smithsonian Magazine article discussed an innovative new suture developed by a high school student. Seventeen-year-old Dasia Taylor developed color-changing sutures while a student at Iowa City West High School. The concept landed her awards from a variety of regional science fairs before sending her to the national stage for the Regeneron Science Talent Search, the most prestigious high school science and math competition.
High Schooler Invents Color-Changing, Infection-Detecting Sutures
The sutures use dye derived from beets that darkens when a surgical wound becomes infected.
Apr 21, 2021
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