The 3-in.-wide wearable includes circuitry made of thin-film, mesh-like patterns of copper that are able to flex with the soft substrate. The electronics connect to gold, skin-like electrodes through printed connectors, stetching with the medical film in which they are embedded.
The monitor is able to broadcast electrocardiogram (ECG), heart rate, respiratory rate and motion activity data as much as 15 m to a smartphone or tablet computer, according to the Georgia Tech researchers, who reported details about the monitor and studies involving both animals and humans on July 24 in the journal Advanced Science.
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