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A new type of wearable sensor that can monitor and treat mouth and eye diseases has been developed by scientists at Penn State University.
Microsystems & Nanoengineering, the small medical device is designed to be placed near to the eyes or mouth to collect data from tears or saliva. Data collected would then be sent to a user’s smartphone or sent to their doctor, according to Huanyu ‘Larry’ Cheng, a Professor in the Penn State Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics (ESM) and lead author of the research.
“We sought to create a device that collects both small and large substances of biofluids such as tears and saliva, which can be analysed for certain conditions on a rapid, continuous basis, rather than waiting on test results from samples in a lab,” said Cheng.
Stretchable micro-supercapacitors to self-power wearable devices
A team of international researchers, led by Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Professor in Penn State s Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, has developed a self-powered, stretchable system that will be used in wearable health-monitoring and diagnostic devices.
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Stretchable micro-supercapacitors to self-power wearable devices
Tessa M. Pick
December 08, 2020
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. A stretchable system that can harvest energy from human breathing and motion for use in wearable health-monitoring devices may be possible, according to an international team of researchers, led by Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Professor in Penn State s Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics.
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A team of international researchers, led by Huanyu Larry Cheng, Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Professor in Penn State s Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, has developed a self-powered, stretchable system that will be used in wearable health-monitoring and diagnostic devices.
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A stretchable system that can harvest energy from human breathing and motion for use in wearable health-monitoring devices may be possible, according to an international team of researchers, led by Huanyu Larry Cheng, Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Professor in Penn State s Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics.