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Repeat trips to the doctor could become a thing of the past thanks to a new technology that can monitor your health and wellbeing remotely ? directly from the surface of your skin. Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed an electronic tattoo that can be printed straight on to the body to track patients' symptoms ? measuring heart rate and temperature, strain and hydration ? and then beam the information back to your doctor. It might sound like something from Brave New World, but this could be the first step in a future of networked healthcare.
The project, pioneered by materials scientist John Rogers, is the latest development in ongoing work into flexible "epidermal electronics". His team have previously engineered stick-on stretchable electronic circuits with an elastic polymer backing, which could simply be applied to the skin like a temporary tattoo ? but with the downside that they could easily wash off.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddes...13/electronic-tattoo-monitor-patient-symptoms
The project, pioneered by materials scientist John Rogers, is the latest development in ongoing work into flexible "epidermal electronics". His team have previously engineered stick-on stretchable electronic circuits with an elastic polymer backing, which could simply be applied to the skin like a temporary tattoo ? but with the downside that they could easily wash off.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddes...13/electronic-tattoo-monitor-patient-symptoms