by The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Schematic illustration of the overall concept for a wearable piezoelectric blood pressure sensor (WPBPS). Credit: The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) A KAIST research team led by Professor Keon Jae Lee from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the College of Medicine of...
TOHOKU UNIVERSITY IMAGE: THE MICROELECTRONIC FIBERS FABRICATED BY THE THERMAL DRAWING PROCESS AND ITS FABRICS FOR SWEAT SENSING. CREDIT: JINGXUAN WU ET AL. Imagine if a t-shirt could analyze sweat, potentially alerting the wearer to any health abnormalities. Well, this is now closer to reality thanks to a research group’s recent innovation. Fibers and fabrics are ever-present...
A vial containing the some of the biosensors Over the past few years, Profusa Inc has been developing tiny biosensors that get injected under the skin, and then provide the user with health information via their smartphone. The technology was recently approved for marketing in Europe, with US approval possibly following soon. Each sensor is...
