Monitoring (medicine)

This schematic diagram shows how the new system can be used to measure a person's glucose levels noninvasively. Credit: Biomedical Optics Express

New biometric watches use light to non-invasively monitor glucose, dehydration, pulse

Photo by John A. Rogers Thin, soft stick-on patches that stretch and move with the skin incorporate commercial, off-the-shelf chip-based electronics for sophisticated wireless health monitoring. The new device was developed by John A. Rogers of Illinois and Yonggang Huang of Northwestern University.

Off the shelf, on the skin: Stick-on electronic patches for health monitoring

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