From the research lab that brought us stick-on electronic tattoos, and recently the stretchable battery, we now have the first electronic sensor that has been printed directly onto human skin. These sensors can directly measure skin hydration and temperature, and electric signals from muscle and brain activity. The skin-printable sensors, created by the Rogers research group at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, are a natural evolution of the lab’s electronic tattoos. The electronic tattoos are circuits that are affixed to an elastic polymer backing, which is then stuck to the skin (pictured above). Like temporary tattoos, though, these electronic tattoos are easily washed off in the shower or swimming pool, citeste si comenteaza …

Implantarea micro-cipurilor a devenit o metoda subtila de a proteja sanatatea pacientilor din spitale. Pentru a masca practica acestei invazii a trupului cu un aspect la moda, de ultima tehnologie, senzorii cu micro-cip sunt definti ca „tatuaje electronice” ce pot fi atasate pe pielea umana si care se pot misca si intinde fara sa se rupa. Dupa cum se presupune, comparatiile dintre acest cip electronic subtire ca firul de par ce are forma de emblema cu un tatuaj electronic sunt facute pentru ca se refera la modul in care se face aderenta direct pe piele: asemeni unui tatuaj temporar care se lipeste doar cu apa. Un cip mic are mai putin de 50 de micrometri grosime si este mai subtire in diametru decat un fir de par uman. citeste si comenteaza …