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Flexible Sensors

Flexible sensors and actuators are being used on the skin for chronic wound management and patient monitoring. Look here for demos and examples of these essential medical technology components.

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Briefs: Materials
Process Developed to 3D Print Piezoelectric Materials
The piezoelectric materials that inhabit everything from our cell phones to musical greeting cards may be getting an upgrade thanks to work discussed in the journal Nature Materials. Xiaoyu...
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INSIDER: Medical
Sensor Monitors Blood Sugar through Breath
A simple puff into a handheld device may one day be all it takes to monitor their blood sugar using a new technology. The device will not only be painless, but reusable — no finger pricks or...
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Features: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Biosensors: Bringing Diagnosis to the Point of Care
Biosensors and point-of-care devices are poised to change the delivery of healthcare. Biosensor technology can be used in cheap, disposable point-of-care devices, or it can be used to provide...
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INSIDER: Medical
Skin Sensor Could Improve Life for a Million Hydrocephalus Patients
A new wireless, Band-Aid-like sensor could revolutionize the way patients manage hydrocephalus and potentially save the U.S. health care system millions of dollars. A...
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Flexible Organic Sensor Acts as Self-Powered Heart Monitor
Self-powered devices that can be fit directly on human skin or tissue have great potential for medical applications. They could be used as physiological sensors for the real-time...
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Technology Leaders: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Using LCP-Based Flexible Substrates for Medical Smart Sensor Applications
Medical devices require sensors that are miniaturized, highly reliable and integrated, cost-effective, hermetic, and biocompatible. By combining thin film technology with...
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Global Innovations: Medical
Real-Time Ultraflexible Sensor Improves Inflammation Testing
The University of Hong KongHong Kongwww.hku.hk Unlike their inorganic counterparts like silicon, organic semiconductors can operate under conditions such as bending or stretching....
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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Flexible, Wearable Oral Sodium Sensor Could Help Improve Hypertension Control
To help monitor salt intake, researchers have developed a flexible and stretchable wireless sensing system designed to be comfortably worn in the mouth to measure...
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INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Flexible Materials, Sensors Combine to Make Realistic Robotic Small Intestine
Researchers are developing an artificial, robotic small intestine for use in medical laboratories. The idea of a robotic small intestine may seem strange, as...
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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Skin-Like Microfluidic System Could Change the Future of Wearables
A soft, flexible microfluidic system is the next generation of bio-integrated wearable technology. The Lab on the Skin device couples perfectly with the skin to capture and...
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INSIDER: Medical
Microfiber Sensor for Health Monitoring, Diagnosis
A soft, flexible, and stretchable microfiber sensor has been developed for real-time healthcare monitoring and diagnosis. The novel sensor is highly sensitive and ultra-thin with a diameter...
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INSIDER: Medical
Watching What You Eat? Flexible Sensors Could Monitor Food Intake
Researchers have built a flexible sensor that can be rolled up and swallowed. Upon ingestion, the sensor adheres to the stomach wall or intestinal lining, where it can...
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Global Innovations: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Self-Healing Sensor for ‘Electronic Skin’
The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel www.ats.org Flexible sensors have been developed for use in consumer electronics, robotics, health care, and spaceflight. One problem with...
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Eurofins Medical Device Testing (MDT) provides a full scope of testing services. In this interview, Eurofins’ experts, Sunny Modi, PhD, Director of Package Testing; and Elizabeth Sydnor, Director of Microbiology; answer common questions on medical device packaging and sterilization.

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