New technology could make it significantly easier to monitor patients’ vital health signs.
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed an electronic finger wrap that monitors important chemical levels — such as glucose, vitamins and even drugs — using only human sweat, the university stated in a news release.
The wearable innovation is said to be as easy as wearing an adhesive bandage.
The research was published on Sept. 3 in the journal Nature Electronics.
“This is the first demonstration of a complete zero-electric powered sweat (extraction and sensing) platform that enables non-invasive monitoring of multiple biomarkers to support a wide range of practical scenarios in personalized health care monitoring and wellness management,” Dr. Joseph Wang, PhD, a professor in the Aiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering at UC San Diego, told Fox News Digital in an email.
The wearable apparatus wraps snugly around the finger and draws its power from the fingertip’s sweat, according to the researchers.
“Fingertips, despite their small size, are among the body’s most prolific sweat…
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