Stick-on patch collects, analyzes and wirelessly transmits a variety of health metrics
Friday, August 11, 2017 - 08:22
in Biology & Nature
A new, electronic skin microsystem tracks heart rate, respiration, muscle movement and other health data, and wirelessly transmits it to a smartphone. The electronic skin offers several improvements over existing trackers, including greater flexibility, smaller size, and the ability to stick the self-adhesive patch—which is a very soft silicone about four centimeters (1.5 inches) in diameter—just about anywhere on the body.