Skin-inspired sensors show how our body moves

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Scientists at the University of Groningen have created wearable, stitchable, and sensitive sensors from flexible polymers and bundles of carbon fibre. Like our skin, these sensors respond to pressure and can measure body position and movement. They could be used to measure disease progress in Parkinson’s disease, or sense joint movement in athletes, for example. A description of these applications was presented in the Nature Partnership journal (npj) Flexible Electronics on 14 October.

Period19-Oct-2021

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  • TitleSkin-inspired sensors show how our body moves
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletScienceLinx - RUG
    Media typeWeb
    Duration/Length/Size1 Page
    Country/TerritoryNetherlands
    Date19/10/2021
    DescriptionScientists at the University of Groningen have created wearable, stitchable, and sensitive sensors from flexible polymers and bundles of carbon fibre. Like our skin, these sensors respond to pressure and can measure body position and movement. They could be used to measure disease progress in Parkinson’s disease, or sense joint movement in athletes, for example. A description of these applications was presented in the Nature Partnership journal (npj) Flexible Electronics on 14 October.
    Producer/AuthorRene Fransen
    URLhttps://www.rug.nl/sciencelinx/nieuws/2021/10/skin-inspired-sensors-show-how-our-body-moves
    PersonsAjay Kottapalli, Debarun Sengupta, Amar Kamat

Keywords

  • Wearable sensors
  • human movement monitoring
  • Flexible electronics
  • Nanosensors