Inventing electronic skin can display heart rate information on your hands

New types of electronic leather have durable properties and low production costs, promising to bring many positive changes in the health care sector.

In the future, it not only helps to detect health problems but also shows information for us to see. Researchers at Tokyo University have developed an e-skin type (temporarily called electronic skin) that can measure important signs like your heart rate and display them in real time on the screen. human skin.

The new integrated system combines a flexible screen with a small light sensor including a nanomesh electrode and wireless communication module. Medical data measured by sensors, such as electrocardiograms, can be sent wirelessly to smartphones for viewing or to the cloud for storage.

With this way of electronic skin work, others will know right away if you need help - they just need to look at your wrist (or any area of ​​the body where the sensor works).

The type of screen previously integrated into the skin often has the disadvantage of quickly disintegrating after exposure to the air and often subject to the elastic impact of the skin. Meanwhile, the new sensor can work for 1 week without damage. It is manufactured using conventional board manufacturing techniques to keep costs low.

This work is only in the experimental phase. Dai Nippon Printing hopes to provide electronic leather within the next 3 years and make it more reliable by expanding its production scale and coverage. This technology is especially useful for patients who are cared for at home. Rather than having to carry a bulky device and need to be closely monitored, they just need to transmit data about their health status to family members and be more comfortable in daily activities.