The device would be able to track multiple vital signs in tandem, such as blood pressure, heart activity, and skin hydration, for early detection of chronic diseases and timely interventions.
Assistant Prof. Zheng Yan said
that while other researchers have worked on similar designs, their
material differed in its “skin-like” material that is made from a
liquid-metal elastomer composite.
“It is ultrasoft and ultra-stretchable, so when the device is worn on the human body, it will be mechanically imperceptible to the user,” Yan said.
“You cannot feel it, and you will likely forget about it. This is
because people can feel about 20 kilopascals or more pressure when
something is stretched on their skin, and this material creates less
pressure than that.”...<<<Read More>>>...