Feb 15, 2021
New skin patch brings us closer to wearable, all-in-one health monitor
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry, health, wearables
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a soft, stretchy skin patch that can be worn on the neck to continuously track blood pressure and heart rate while measuring the wearer’s levels of glucose as well as lactate, alcohol or caffeine. It is the first wearable device that monitors cardiovascular signals and multiple biochemical levels in the human body at the same time.