Flexible Patch Monitors More Signals

May-27-16 A new flexible patch able to monitor an array of signals could be a significant first step toward the tricorder medical device of science fiction.

Created by team from the University of California San Diego, the Chem-Phys patch is able to detect both electric and biochemical signals in the human body. The patch adheres to the chest, where it monitors the wearer’s vital continuously and communicates its data to a paired smartphone via Bluetooth. According to the team, the Chem-Phys patch is one of the rare commercial wearables available able to measure more than one signal—including chemical signals.

According to professor Patrick Mercier, who helped lead the team, "One of the overarching goals of our research is to build a wearable tricorder-like device that can measure simultaneously a whole suite of chemical, physical and electrophysiological signals continuously throughout the day. This research represents an important first step to show this may be possible."

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