Counttothreeandrip(撕)itoffasfastasyoucan-thisishowmostpeopleremoveaband-aid(创可贴).(33)___fastyoudoit,it'sstillgoingtobepainful.That'sforsure.Orisit?AgroupofAmericanscientistsfromBoston
Count to three and rip(撕) it off as fast as you can-this is how most people remove a band-aid(创可贴).(33)___ fast you do it,it's still going to be painful.That's for sure.Or is it?
A group of American scientists from Boston have just developed a band-aid that can be taken off without causing pain,reports the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Traditional band-aids are supposed to break apart (34)___ the skin meets the glue,which is what makes taking them off so painful.But the new band-aid has an extra layer that sits (35)___ the glue and the backing.When you tear off the band-aid,you remove the backing and middle layers,(36)___(leave) the glue behind.The glue (37)___ then be simply rubbed off with one's fingers or left to fall off naturally.Importantly,this process is pain-free.
This is not the first time scientists (38)___(try) to solve this problem.But methods they tried in the past led to band-aids that were (39)___(sticky) and therefore didn't stay on for long.
The Boston study was first aimed at helping babies (40)___ skin is too delicate for standard band-aids.But adults with sensitive skin might also enjoy the benefits.