Finger wrap uses sweat to provide health monitoring at your fingertips - literally

Date 3rd, Sep 2024
Source Nanowerk - Nanotechnology Websites

DESCRIPTION

A sweat-powered wearable has the potential to make continuous, personalized health monitoring as effortless as wearing a Band-Aid. Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed an electronic finger wrap that monitors vital chemical levels – such as glucose, vitamins, and even drugs – present in the same fingertip sweat from which it derives its energy.