Sensors

Moving One Step Closer to Personalized Anesthesia

The device continuously measures the blood concentration of propofol.

Tiny, Wireless, Injectable Chips Use Ultrasound to Monitor Body Processes

The single-chip system is a complete functioning electronic circuit.

Wearable Accelerometer Could Reduce Falls for Seniors

Worn on the fingertips like a thimble, the wearable helps reduce postural sway.

Soft Sensing Device Detects Skin Disorders Based on Tissue Stiffness

The strain-sensing sheet detects disorders in real time.

Portable COVID Test Delivers Fast, Accurate Results

The single-chip system is a complete functioning electronic circuit.

Sensor Tracks Stress Hormone in Real Time

A prototype of a fluorescence-based sensor provides continuous detection of cortisol concentrations in real time.

System Prints Biological Tissue in 30 Seconds

A novel system can print biological tissue in just 30 seconds.

Graphene-Based Sensor Technology for Wearable Medical Devices Offers Sensitivity, Flexibility

A next-gen sensor uses an innovative material called G-Putty.

2021 Resource Guide

Our 2021 Resource Guide shows you the top manufacturers in materials, manufacturing, and a range of other medical-device categories.

Next-Gen POC Diagnostics: Electronic Measurement Technology Driven by Global Demand for COVID-19 Testing

Many new companies entering the market are planning a diagnostic roadmap of capabilities beyond their entry point of COVID-19 testing.

E-Health Patches Monitor Pulse and Blood Pressure

The wireless patches power themselves with harvested energy.

Tiny Wireless Implant Detects Oxygen Deep Within the Body

The implant provides real-time measurements of tissue oxygen levels.

Ultra-Sensitive, Small Optomechanical Ultrasound Sensor

An optomechanical ultrasound sensor on a silicon photonic chip provides unprecedented sensitivity due to an innovative optomechanical waveguide.

Algorithms, Wearables Help Monitor Parkinson’s

Scientists have developed algorithms that, combined with wearable sensors, could help clinicians to monitor the progression of Parkinson’s disease.

Gold Nanoparticles Enable Long-Term Implantable Sensor ‘Tattoo’

The nanogold is implanted under the skin where it reports changes in drug concentrations by changing its color.

Mantis Shrimp Inspires New Breed of Light Sensors

Inspired by the eyes of mantis shrimp, researchers have developed a new kind of optical sensor that is small enough to fit on a smartphone but is capable of hyperspectral and polarimetric...

Personalized Sweat Sensor Monitors Blood Glucose with Just a Touch

Researchers have developed a device that can measure glucose in sweat with the touch of a fingertip, and then a personalized algorithm provides an accurate estimate of...

Biosensor-Based COVID-19 Test Provides Fast, Accurate Results

A low-cost, rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19 provides COVID-19 results within four minutes with 90 percent accuracy. Compared to existing methods for COVID-19 detection, the...

Nontoxic, Flexible Energy Converters Could Power Wearable Devices

The design and fabrication of single-wall carbon nanotube thermoelectric devices on flexible polyimide substrates can provide the basis for wearable energy converters.

Low-Voltage, Low-Power Pressure Sensors Monitor Health

Ionic hydrogels with tiny pyramidal microstructures help to increase the pressure sensitivity that can be measured.

Biosensor Measures Extracellular Hydrogen Peroxide

Researchers have developed a sensor for measuring concentrations of hydrogen peroxide in the vicinity of cell membranes, with nanometer-resolution.

Wearable Sensor Measures Lactate Concentration in Real Time

Researchers have developed a soft and nonirritating microfluidic sensor for the real-time measurement of lactate concentration in sweat.

Stretchable, Wireless Antennas Improve Function of Wearables

Researchers are developing devices to explore the possibilities of wearable, flexible antennas. The team found that changing the geometry of the antenna changes its...

Wearable Device Monitors Jaundice-Causing Bilirubin and Vitals in Newborns

Device detects pulse rate and blood oxygen saturation in real time.

Silicone Membrane for Wearable Devices Is Comfortable and Breathable

The membrane wicks water away from the skin.

Tiny Package, Big Resolution: Wafer-Level Camera Reaches Smallest Parts of Anatomy

A new camera module with quadruple the resolution of its predecessor, at 400 × 400, or 160 Kpixels, provides clear images inside the body’s farthest...

Sensing Robots Developed to Monitor Patients

Robots that could take on basic healthcare tasks to support the work of doctors and nurses may be the way of the future. Who knows, maybe a medical robot can prescribe your medicine someday?...

New Wearable Sensor Monitors Health Using Saliva and Tears

A new kind of wearable device could deliver real-time medical data to those with eye or mouth diseases, according to a Penn State Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics...

Chip Simplifies COVID-19 Testing, Delivers Results on a Phone

COVID-19 can be diagnosed in 55 minutes or less with the help of programmed magnetic nanobeads and a diagnostic tool that plugs into an off-the-shelf cell phone. Engineers...