Thursday, August 10, 2017

New biosensor stimulates sweat even when patient is resting and cool

08/10/2017 08:00 AM EDT

a low electric current and carbachol gel to stimulate sweat under a sensor the size of a Band-Aid

One big drawback to biosensors that measure sweat is you have to sweat. But researchers at the University of Cincinnati have come up with a new biosensor that can stimulate perspiration for days on just a tiny patch of skin.


Full story at http://magazine.uc.edu/editors_picks/recent_features/Sweat.html

Source
University of Cincinnati


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