Singapore scientists make bandages out of durian husks
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Scientists in Singapore are tackling food waste by turning discarded durian husks into antibacterial gel bandages. The team behind the invention says the technology can also be applied using other food waste, such as soybeans and spent grains.
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As a Singaporean, that awkward camera zoom into the piece of bandage was the most accurate singaporean media thing to do
As an American, that comment will be taken into consideration when the international grammies becomes a thing.
But reuters is british?
@@tortillawrapper5454 But it's probably a Singaporean doing the filming?
@@astray032 and me a Malaysian watching this.
the slowness of the zoom aggravated the awkwardness so much
Most of those bandages will probably be used by the durian openers.
Lol🤣🤣🤣🤣
There is an Indonesian proverb: it's like getting a durian that falls from a tree. That means to get unexpected luck.
Don't imagine if the durian fell right on the head of that person who was passing under its tree😂🤔👻 not yet for a luck🤕
@@lidgardisthien343 🤣🤣🤣😂😂
Win win 👍
You actually have to press your hand really hard to actually feel the thorns lol
Durian is indeed the kingnof fruits… it can HURT you with its shells , it can HEAL you with its husks…. And most importantly you can EAT it for enjoyment!
It hurts you to heal you lol
@@cringyhuman3210 _stonks_
@@wongcayven9893 _stonks_
@@cringyhuman3210 so like eating hp pots
Finally, some durian flavored bandages
Me eating it: wait why can I taste iron?
Yum
*hol’ up*
Wha-
This is such an amazing invention. Kudos to Singapore and the scientists that were part of this coming together. Since the bandage is made from natural materials, it will also be so much better for the environment than just letting the husks get carted off to waste.
In my village, we usually let the husk decompose at the farm to feed organic matter and refertilise the soil
@@xellosblackforest1685 What a great use of the husk. Kudos to your village and others who are also doing this.
i agree :”)
Chinese parents when they tell you not to waste anything:
😂😂😂
"everything so expensive la"
Equip it as your armor when you're fighting the bullies! It also works as weapon too !
@Gatling Spletzer the Inkhog No Taiwan batsoup eater is allowed
@@williamppl3624
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They can make bigger/wider bandages for hospital uses
They probably are gonna make wider bandages soon because they just found out that they can make bandages.
Also it’s biodegradable great found out!
Finally a constructive post thread 👍
Wonder if there could be some useful applications in burned victims recovery?
Tourist in the next future: Everywhere i go in Singapore, i smell durian.
Kudos to Singapore for such innovation. They literally convert almost any waste to useful products including consumable water from sewage treatment plant.
Durian sellers: discard D24 / Musang King Durian husks
Researchers: I'll take your entire stock.
Researchers: *sees black thorn*
Me as a non-durian lover: Durian is Durian.
Pretty amazing! I have eczema and the skin on my fingers (hands) often split when the weather gets colder (even though I’m moisturizing my skin well) and there are open-like (?) wounds on my hands and that hurt so much that I can’t do much with it (even writing hurts bad news cuz I’m a student). I guess with these bandages I could protect my wounds until the skin grows together again!!
@Jezthedead i guess but this bandage is also sustainable and useful
@Jezthedead it’s asian flavor duh
@@Zero_Is_Stopping_Time 😂😂😂
@Jezthedead Normal ones aren’t moist like those are; hydrogel is better for dry skin (includes eczema)
Same!!!
Hotels: sorry, no durian-flavoured bandages allowed in here...
It won't even smell, wdym. Its been cleaned then processed, etc. Plus its the flesh that smells not the husk :0
I assume there would be no smell but this looks pretty cool.
i hope theres no smell
The husk don't smell much. Only the durian inside have smell.
Maybe after processing there wont be
oh it's the fruit inside that have the smells not the hask. So all it's fine
It's cleaned and processed so it won't smell at all
Malaysian durian farmers: *STONKS*
*BIG STONKS*
*Business is BOOMIN-*
Congratulations to Singapore scientists for being creative.
Hey, if we can mass produce bandages out of the husk of our favourite fruits. It can be useful and of course reduce food pollution :)
And also reduce land pollution and water pollution in general as well :]
It is amazing.The durian could be processed to become bandaids. I am proud to know it now.
Spike armour +1
Healing factor +1
It seems we'll try using durians for literally anything other than food.
Nah food is also included. Durian can be anything. Has anyone made Clothing out of Durian yet?
@@jayaniee nope but the bulletproof durian vest is in research
@@syahmellow5114 I hope it’s spiky
@Baron Von Flop Jump your enemies
Also security in airport: Durian is not allowed
Me: but bandage made out of durian 🥶
Imagine hating durian and you still have to wear that bandage
How I wish we can also learn making such things here in Philippines😅
Turn Mangos into bandages too?
@@gtone339 haha why not, although mango skins have less cellulose content than durian husks...
@@CuriousChan Perhaps Jackfruit?
@@CuriousChan how about pineapple. I hear Filipino have largest farms of it
You guys make pineapple into clothing tho!! That's cool af
If they were made larger, I’m sure it would have many great uses; burns, eczema, we can even use it for dry scalps, face masks, etc.
Alhamdulillah... Salut buat para peneliti Singapura 👍👍 semoga selalu dalam lindungan Allah SWT 🙏
Durian: i feel so appreciated
How I had wish this could’ve appeared last year.
I’d love to use the concept for my hydrogels. I made mine using chitosan from shrimp and my religion actually forbids me from shrimp consumption.
The end product here seems better as well…
Wow this invention is impressive!
I wish they would have shown the end product in a box so we all know how it looks like esp for people leaving overseas.
That is very cool, I'd like to try one!
That awkward zoom makes it funny even though it's not lol
Wow thats innovative
Blessed Singapore
But you also can use it as knuckle protection
im proud of my country as a singaporean.
Nature is the best healer ❤️✌🏾🔆
Or humans knowledge and effort for improvement. You don't see animals making bandages out of it. Heck scientists might even create real artificial healthy meat one day. Let's give credit where it's due and praise the knowledge we normal civilians can't ever hope to have
Ah yes. Human and nature working together to help each other 🥰
Yeah like just ignore that human life expectancy rose from 37 to 78 because of human medical assistance
You mean to tell me that these fruit husks don't decompose fast enough to be used as mulch/compost? That seems like a more obvious solution to me.
But this works, too. Anything to reduce landfill dumping.
King of Bandage 👑
Singapore is always impressive!!!
Best country in South East Asia ! 🇸🇬 🇸🇬 🇸🇬
not best country
@@capitalcats4339 almost is
@@codeman8113 no
@@capitalcats4339 where are you from?
What’s the best country then?
@Steve Wolcott yeah very impressive and efficient, as compared to door to door collection or manual hauling into trucks at certain timing along the streets.
We had durian season a few months ago and i remember my house's garbage bin was basically filled to the brim with just durian skin for at least 2 months lol. We have like 8 people at home so yeah everybody be farting durian everyday 🤣🤣 now durian season has ended but i'm actually happy cuz now the house won't smell as stinky anymore.
Majulah singapura!
That's cool.
Wai ar yu hir?
*1:52**-I thought the man would injure himself in order to promote the bandage,might be a slash from a knife*
I'm cracking up at the thought of medical grade durian.
i think drying wound can heal faster than moisture wound...
friend : what are you snacking on?
me : ..
I want durian so bad
Need a cheap moment with the durians
Anything Durian deserves the Nobel Prize
I literally got tested this in mock paper
Everybody will have the super power of Durian
That's very cool
Well done everybody!!!
Normal bandages already produces some moisture when it's dry. Doesn't it slow the healing process if wound is kept moist?
That's why I don't usually put bandage for minor cuts, because it's hard for wound to close if it's always kept in moist environment. Please enlighten me?
Moisture promotes healing process. Of course, it should be done in sterile condition, otherwise it will be party area for bacteria or fungus.
@@trym2121 Moisture on a skin wound DOES NOT promote the healing process, it is an obstacle to the keratinization process of the skin surface. For small skin wounds, it is preferred to have it air dry as soon as possible.
@@pingli4694
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Wounds can come in different forms.
@@darrenrobinson9347 no matter what kind of wound, the skin needs a dry environment in order to "close up" the gap created: the base layer of skin cells need to be able to meet up and cover the opening, this can only be achieved with a dry surface, when one is injured, one gets scabs (dry), then the scabs fall off after the skin below meets up. Remember that I am refuting the statement that " applied moisture" supposedly helps the healing process, it actually is the reverse. If you maintain the moisture, you create a stoma.
雲南白藥 helps with scab formation, then you will not need a bandage for certain wounds. For big wounds like surgery wounds, surgeons prefer to use staples (not moist).
I really like this.
Wondering if they can make watermelon rind out to be the next organic bandages.
wow that’s really innovative 😳
Bandages nowadays makes wound dry and can cause infection. You don't need to use bandages. Or you can use bandages to prevent more infection
Wht are you trying to say?
Huh I'm no scientist but infections happen when ur wound is exposed to the natural element like air etc which trasmit pathogens of all kind.Untampered Bandages prevents that and it is eventually have to get replaced cuz wear and tear.
@@mustafaaustinpowers5748 well my friend also make sure the wound didnt touch any items or things.
Also when i did cut my hand with knife, i clean it first, i dry it, i use bandages and the wound didnt cured, it has white fluid instead of closing it
But there durian bandages is wet and it helps the wound from making it worse like i did.
@@mustafaaustinpowers5748 just try use normal bandages, even if doesnt have any wound, you hand Will becomes a Lil bit red, and after 6-8 hour, it changes ur skin color, because its not exposed to anything, and it make your skin dry
Excellent.
Through this, our country's hospitals and clinics are well known for making durian bandages.
Wow new innovative
Me : **Applies bandage*
"..."
"Its not ripe..."
Selling durian is what i do for a living i let the discarded durian husks dry underneath the heat of the sun, once it totally dried you can use it and its very effective to make some fire.
thats how i recycle it ✌️
Some say after your wounds heal you can have a tasty snack
I was told by a durian seller that the water running from durian husks can remove anything smelly therefore he suggested to soak it with smelly underwear rather than using detergent, true?
If your underpants smell like durian. Maybe
durian armor
My sister have a research about making burger patties out of durian skin in high school and i think it was successful
I love when your bandage smells like Durian.
Does it though? The only thing that makes the fruit smells fruit inside. They are using the husk, which barely has any smell
It is big achievement can use it
singapore be creating a lot of useful inventions
Wow nice one
Prevent the wound from drying up? Why would you want that? Wound is supposed to dry as fast as it could right? I even experimented it on myself before. I have wounded both of my knee. I applied bandage on my right and none on my left. Guess which one healed better? The left knee with unbandaged wound. It dryed up faster, heal faster and leave pretty much no scar. Of course the bad side of not applying bandage is you have to stay in clean environment all the time and can't go anywhere for a few days.
Band-aids exist so bacteria doesnt get into the cut
You are right. Wounds heal faster because they are dry and bacteria hates dried environment.
But, specific wounds like mentioned eczema and possibly diabetic wound is extremely dry that it would be dangerous if left untreated. This hydrogels are made exactly for this type of wound.
@@asinglebanana oh i see, thank you for the clarification
It's not environmentally polluting. It's natural.
Depends on the process,
How much carbon footprint is left, the chemicals used to treat the husks.....etc.
Im confused, how does durian husk and seeds cause environmental pollution?
They are 100% biodegradable.
While durian husks and seeds are biodegradable and don’t necessarily contribute directly to adverse environmental impacts, they’re still considered as food wastage that have to be processed in incineration plants or sent to landfills which might not be environmentally sustainable in the long run. I believe they can be decomposed into fertiliser but that still takes time. Upcycling these durian husks seems to be less environmentally taxing and also finding a different purpose for it.
Nice
Another application is durian condoms. Especially along the roads of school hostels, be it tertiary or private schools can always find used durex.
If that ever happns, I need to know how it tastes
@@Yes-ct1md yes.
@@Yes-ct1md though I ironically despise Durian
Ahhh is it going to be sold in other nearby countries? Cuz I need some of those to tend my wounds °0°
Very awesome. Wish I had some of those here. Some people are allergic to plastic tapes. Maybe can use on animals too.
I think some place fish skin is also put on animal wounds. This could be like bears that burned their feet in a forest fire.
me and my friend were literally going to do this for our state science fair project 😂
Can't wait for strawberry, grape, apple bandages 😂
Stonks for Malaysia. Finally
Duri bag not allowed enter. Subway station. Airport. NPublic transport 🤔
Durian flavoured bandage
those are some nice looking durians
Spiky bandages. Now that's what I like
Fun fact:You can protect yourself by throwing durian husks to bad people
thanks for the tips
As a Malaysian, i see this as an absolute win
Exactly. Anyone can make this but no one making it.
It contain a lot of fiber
In India also u can get alot of durian husks
what about brown sugar boba flavoured bandages and matcha green tea flavoured bandages
Singapore going abobe and beyond
Nice invention, can't wait to never hear about it again due to lack of support
No longer just a smelly, tropical fruit!
Alright, how do we commercialise this invention?
You can just use rice paper
Me watching this: Th-they what now?
tho it might take some time before it can be mass produced
Innovation
Country without resources to need to be resourceful regardless if futile.
When you can pick everything else but it has to be durian.
Can we turn them into moisturizer too?
Sure, but I didn't see any chemical compound in the husk that can make it beneficial for moisturizer
Too costly to produce. Cotton still does the job perfectly well