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Briefs: Wearables
A silicone membrane for wearable devices is more comfortable and breathable thanks to better-sized pores made with the help of citric acid crystals. The new preparation technique fabricates thin, silicone-based patches that rapidly wick water away from the skin. The technique could reduce the redness and itching caused by wearable biosensors that trap sweat beneath them. Read on to learn more.
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Briefs: Wearables
A flexible and stretchable cell has been developed for wearable electronic devices that require a reliable and efficient energy source that can easily be integrated into the human body. Read on to learn more about it.
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Application Briefs: Wearables
With the new Smart Connected Sensors platform from Bosch Sensortec, you can track more than just steps. You can program complex whole-body movements and accurately track them during physical workouts or while you are going through a rehabilitation or physical therapy regimen. Read on to learn more.
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Briefs: Medical
A new coronavirus test can get accurate results from a saliva sample in less than 30 minutes. Many of the components of the handheld device used in this technology can be 3D printed, and the test can detect as little as one viral particle per 1-μL drop of fluid. Read on to learn more.
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Briefs: Medical
An international team of researchers from Japan and Austria has invented new ultraflexible patches with a ferroelectric polymer that can not only sense a patient’s pulse and blood pressure, but also power themselves from normal movements. The key was starting with a substrate just 1-μm thick.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Monitoring the success of surgery on blood vessels is challenging, as the first sign of trouble often comes too late. A new device could make it easier for doctors to monitor the success of blood vessel surgery.
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Briefs: Materials
A Northwestern University research team has developed a revolutionary transistor that is expected be ideal for lightweight, flexible, high-performance bioelectronics. The electrochemical transistor is compatible with blood and water and can amplify important signals.
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Briefs: Wearables
The patch uses ultrasound to monitor blood flow to organs.
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Briefs: Medical
A Rutgers-led team of researchers has developed a microchip that can measure stress hormones in real time from a drop of blood.
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Briefs: Medical
The system promotes myocardial regeneration after a cardiac event.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Engineers have developed a thin, flexible, stretchy sweat sensor that can show the level of glucose, lactate, sodium, or pH of your sweat — at the press of a finger.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Device detects pulse rate and blood oxygen saturation in real time.
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Application Briefs: Research Lab
DiaMonTech used the Ophir Pyrocam to measure and characterize all their laser developments.
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Briefs: Medical
Since it is a chemical sensor instead of being enzyme-based, the new technology is robust, has a long shelf-life and can be tuned to detect lower glucose concentrations than current systems.
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Briefs: Design
Fluid could provide a new source of information for routine diagnostic testing.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Since it is a chemical sensor instead of being enzyme-based, the new technology is robust, has a long shelf-life and can be tuned to detect lower glucose concentrations than current systems.
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Briefs: Materials
Researchers have developed a new kind of bandage that helps blood to clot and doesn’t stick to the wound. They tested various superhydrophobic materials — which are, like...
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Briefs: Medical
Researchers have developed electronic skin (e-skin) that is applied directly on top of real skin. Made from soft, flexible rubber, it can be embedded with sensors that monitor...
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Briefs: Medical
Engineers have created a flexible electronic sensing patch that can be sewn into clothing to analyze sweat for multiple markers. The patch could be used to diagnose and monitor...
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Briefs: Wearables
The mobile, wearable device could allow babies to leave the hospital and be monitored from home.
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Briefs: Wearables
These smart lenses can be used to diagnose and treat diabetes.
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Briefs: Wearables
The mobile phone app enables regular monitoring of glucose levels in people with diabetes.
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Briefs: Materials
Inspired by barnacles, the paste provides an effective way to treat traumatic injuries and help control bleeding during surgery.
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Briefs: Wearables
The biofuel cells can power wearable electronics purely by using human sweat.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The tabletop diagnostic yields results in an hour and can be programmed to detect variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The portable device can differentiate among bacteria, viruses, and other biothreats.
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Briefs: Wearables
Comfortable, form-fitting garments could be used to remotely track patients’ health.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The device could help doctors personalize treatments.
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Briefs: Materials
The material could be used to create housing in outer space.
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