Flexible Sensors

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.

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.

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 performance,...

Sensors for ‘Smart’ Wound Bandage Track Healing, Immune Response

Wearable sensors monitor certain biomarkers during healing.

Conductive Inks Can Be Drawn on Skin

Scientists have developed inexpensive conductive inks for clog-free ballpoint pens that can allow users to “write” circuits almost anywhere — even on human skin. Flexible electronics are widely...

Flexible Sensor Offers Less Hysteresis

Flexible TRACE sensor patches can be placed on the skin to measure blood flow in superficial arteries.

Skin-Like Wearable Sensor Helps ALS Patients Communicate

A stretchable, skin-like device can be attached to a patient’s face and can measure small movements such as a twitch or a smile. Using this approach, patients could communicate a...

Report: Flexible Electronics Are the Future in Wearable Health Monitoring

While traditional electronic systems have an inherently rigid form factor, developments in manufacturing processes and materials are enabling a new world of flexible...

How Unlimited-Length Flexible Printed Circuits Are Transforming Electrical Interfaces in Medical Devices

See how s flexible printed circuits (FPCs) are replacing microwires.

E-Skin Powered by Sweat Can Monitor Health

A researcher has developed an electronic skin that is applied directly on top of real skin.

Flexible, Powerful, Fast Bioelectronic Devices

Researchers are working to use unique properties of materials to develop novel electronic devices that allow efficient interaction with biological substrates — specifically neural networks and the brain.

New Products & Services

Position sensors, power clamps, CT scanners, and more.

Engineers Mix and Match Materials to Make New Stretchy Electronics

Next-generation devices made with new “peel and stack” method may include electronic chips worn on the skin.

Thermometer Can Be Stretched and Crumpled by Water

A thermal sensor measures body temperature by simple contacts such as wearing clothes or shaking hands and an actuator that could control movements of artificial muscle.

Magnetic Sensor Circuits on Various Surfaces

Researchers have developed the world’s thinnest and lightest magnetic sensor matrix sheet system

Stretchable Device Converts Vibration to Electrical Signals

A liquid electret material capable of semi-permanently retaining static electricity was used to create the world’s first bendable, stretchable vibration-powered device. Because...

Wearable Device Improves Treatment of Swallowing Disorders

A wearable monitoring device makes treatments easier and more affordable for millions of people with swallowing disorders. The skin-mountable sensor sticker attaches firmly to the...

Product of the Month

Flexible Printed Circuit Trackwise, Tewkesbury, UK, offers advanced flexible printed circuits (FPCs) that are ideal for catheter construction. The FPCs can be fed inside a catheter without introducing bulges. They also...

Kirigami Inspires New Method for Wearable Sensors

Researchers have applied kirigami architectures to graphene, an ultra-thin material, to create sensors suitable for wearable devices. Simulations were done using online software on a...

Flexible Sensor Mimics Human Finger Skin

Artificial skin tactile sensors can feel the similar pressure and vibration felt by human skin. The new sensors can detect more sensitive tactile than the existing ones. The skin-based sensor detects...

Nylon Provides Building Block for Electronic Devices

Thin nylon films are several 100 times thinner than human hair and could thus be attractive for applications in bendable electronic devices or for electronics in clothing. The researchers...

Octopus-Inspired Wearable Sensor

Wearable electronics that adhere to skin are an emerging trend in health sensor technology for their ability to monitor a variety of human activities, from heart rate to step count. But finding the best way...

Materials Matter for Connected Health

Technology has always played a central role in healthcare. From microscopes to medical imaging, and from pacemakers to prosthetics, technological breakthroughs throughout history have improved diagnosis,...

Force-Sensitive Innovations: Addressing Cerebral Palsy Challenges with Electronic Medical Training Devices

Nine years ago, Julian Gunderson was born three months prematurely and weighed just 1 kg (2.2 lb). After a year's worth of injections,...

Product of the Month

Resistive Touch Panels Fujitsu Components America, San Jose, CA, has released a series of customizable, flush-surface, resistive touch panels with less than half the input force of conventional resistive panels, nearly...

New Products & Services

Optical Distance Sensor A highly accurate optical distance sensor is available from Werth Messtechnik, Giessen, Germany. The Werth Chromatic Focus Point sensor can measure dimensional, shape, and positional deviations...

Implant Tracks Rogue Brain Chemicals

Engineers have built a tiny, flexible sensor that is faster and more precise than past attempts at tracking this chemical, called glutamate. The sensor, an implantable device on the spinal cord, is primarily...

Tiny Sensor Tracks Chemical Linked to Migraines

Engineers have built a tiny, flexible sensor that is faster and more precise than past attempts at tracking a chemical associated with nasty migraines. The sensor, an implantable device on the...

Fast, Flexible Ionic Transistors for Bioelectronic Devices

Many major advances in medicine, especially in neurology, have been sparked by recent advances in electronic systems that can acquire, process, and interact with biological substrates....