[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":485},["ShallowReactive",2],{"wiki-digital-tattoo":3},{"wiki":4,"featuredArticle":150,"featured":290,"ebooks":404},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"template":26,"yst_prominent_words":27,"class_list":37,"better_featured_image":43,"acf":89,"yoast_meta":113,"_links":116},33613,"2021-03-21T16:46:30","2021-03-21T15:46:30",{"rendered":9},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_type=wiki&p=33613","2021-04-13T11:10:30","2021-04-13T09:10:30","digital-tattoo","publish","wiki","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwiki\u002Fdigital-tattoo\u002F",{"rendered":17},"Digital Tattoo",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Cp>In the course of the development of medical devices, a general trend has emerged: tools are getting more miniaturized, digitized and connected than ever. While in the past, the ultimate goal of medical instruments was to somehow measure health parameters or to somehow record measurements, currently, the question is how to measure more accurately, more easily and simply by using aptly designed means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, the triumphant march of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fcategory\u002Fhealth-sensors-trackers\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fcategory\u002Fhealth-sensors-trackers\">health sensors and wearables\u003C\u002Fa> does not stop at creating ever tinier, more and more streamlined smartwatches or clothing clips, the next frontier for technological advancement definitely takes us the closest to the human body that we have ever been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digital Tattoos – Explanation\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Science of Innovation: Electronic Tattoos\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FHPhH1Z62QTY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>What if markings on your skin could unlock your phone or get you access to entrance doors? And what if they could also measure your blood pressure or hydration level constantly in the background only alerting you in case of values out of the normal range? \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnow.northropgrumman.com\u002Fe-tattoos-are-futuristic-healthcare-wearables\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Digital tattoos\u003C\u002Fa> could act as minilabs rendering our skin an interactive display and making healthcare more invisible at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>These flexible, waterproof materials impervious to stretching and twisting coupled with tiny electrodes are able to record and transmit information about the wearer to smartphones or other connected devices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As the tiny patches can measure electrophysiological parameters, they could allow healthcare experts to monitor and diagnose critical health conditions such as heart arrhythmia, heart activities of premature babies, sleep disorders and brain activities noninvasively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>In the course of the development of medical devices, a general trend has emerged: tools are getting more miniaturized, digitized and connected than ever. While […]\u003C\u002Fp>\n",6,21730,"closed","",[28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36],4295,1681,4489,1571,1683,3537,1723,4633,2465,[38,14,39,40,41,42],"post-33613","type-wiki","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry",{"id":24,"alt_text":44,"caption":26,"description":45,"media_type":46,"media_details":47,"post":87,"source_url":88},"TMF, what is a digital tattoo","TMF","image",{"width":48,"height":49,"file":50,"sizes":51,"image_meta":84},870,489,"2018\u002F09\u002F032_digital_tattoos.png",{"medium":52,"large":58,"thumbnail":63,"medium_large":67,"large_old_512x288":68,"thumbnail_old_150x150":73,"medium_old_370x208":75,"medium_large_old_768x432":78,"large_old_512x288_old_512x288":81},{"file":53,"width":54,"height":55,"mime-type":56,"source_url":57},"032_digital_tattoos-370x208.png",370,208,"image\u002Fpng","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002F032_digital_tattoos-370x208.png",{"file":59,"width":60,"height":61,"mime-type":56,"source_url":62},"032_digital_tattoos-768x432.png",768,432,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002F032_digital_tattoos-768x432.png",{"file":64,"width":65,"height":65,"mime-type":56,"source_url":66},"032_digital_tattoos-150x150.png",150,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002F032_digital_tattoos-150x150.png",{"file":59,"width":60,"height":61,"mime-type":56,"source_url":62},{"file":69,"width":70,"height":71,"mime-type":56,"source_url":72},"032_digital_tattoos-512x288.png",512,288,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002F032_digital_tattoos-512x288.png",{"file":64,"width":74,"height":74,"mime-type":56,"source_url":66},"150",{"file":53,"width":76,"height":77,"mime-type":56,"source_url":57},"370","208",{"file":59,"width":79,"height":80,"mime-type":56,"source_url":62},"768","432",{"file":69,"width":82,"height":83,"mime-type":56,"source_url":72},"512","288",{"aperture":85,"credit":26,"camera":26,"caption":26,"created_timestamp":85,"copyright":26,"focal_length":85,"iso":85,"shutter_speed":85,"title":26,"orientation":85,"keywords":86},"0",[],21722,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002F032_digital_tattoos.png",{"sub_title":90,"lead":91,"featured_article":92,"featured_article_title":106,"ebooks":107,"featured":109},"A Digital Tattoo is a flexible patch on your skin measuring vital signs","\u003Cp>With the development in 3D printing as well as circuit printing technologies, flexible electronics, and materials, applying the so-called digital tattoos or electronic tattoos on the skin for some days or even weeks became possible. Some researchers use gold nanorods, others graphene or various polymers with rubber backing to apply the tattoo on the skin without causing irritation. Certain experts believe that these skin patches or tattoos are only the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Learn more about digital tattoos from The Medical Futurist\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca class=\"waffle-rich-text-link\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fbodily-fluids-as-the-basis-for-digital-health\u002F\">Bodily fluids as basis of digital health\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca class=\"waffle-rich-text-link\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Frfid-implant-chip\">RFID implants\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca class=\"waffle-rich-text-link\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffrom-human-to-cyborg\u002F\">Digital tattoos as a way towards cyborgisations\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n",{"ID":87,"post_author":93,"post_date":94,"post_date_gmt":95,"post_content":96,"post_title":97,"post_excerpt":98,"post_status":13,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"post_password":26,"post_name":99,"to_ping":26,"pinged":26,"post_modified":100,"post_modified_gmt":101,"post_content_filtered":26,"post_parent":102,"guid":103,"menu_order":102,"post_type":104,"post_mime_type":26,"comment_count":85,"filter":105},"6","2022-06-23 10:00:00","2022-06-23 08:00:00","\u003C!-- wp:html \u002F-->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"left\"} -->\n\u003Cp class=\"has-text-align-left\">What if markings on your skin could unlock your phone or get you access to entrance doors? And what if they could also measure your blood pressure or hydration level constantly in the background only alerting you in case of values out of the normal range? Digital tattoos could act as minilabs rendering our skin an interactive display and making healthcare more invisible at the same time. Here’s our summary of the latest trends and research efforts to make it happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:more -->\n\u003C!--more-->\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:more -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cstrong>Our bodies are the next frontier for technology\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>In the course of the development of medical devices, a general trend has emerged: tools are getting more miniaturized, digitised and connected than ever. While in the past, the ultimate goal of medical instruments was to somehow measure health parameters or to somehow record measurements, currently, the question is how to measure more accurately, more easily and simply by using aptly designed means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>However, \u003Cstrong>the triumphant march of health sensors and wearables does not stop at creating ever tinier, more and more streamlined smartwatches or clothing clips – such as the Lumo Run -, the next frontier for technological advancement definitely takes us the closest to the human body that we have ever been. Seamless, thin and unrecognizable sensors made of flexible materials appear first interwoven with our clothes, then on our skin as digital tattoos, in our bellies as digestibles or in our blood vessels as nanobots.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>In \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffuture-of-sports-medicine\" target=\"_blank\">sports medicine\u003C\u002Fa>, there are already digitised garments for improving performance. For example, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.hexoskin.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">HexoSkin\u003C\u002Fa> developed a shirt with sensors woven into it that measures heart rate, breathing, counts steps taken, pace, and calories burned. Moreover, researchers working in nanotechnology are experimenting with exceptionally \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.gizmag.com\u002Fscallop-microbots-swim-body-max-planck\u002F34589\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">micro-sized – smaller than a millimeter – robots that literally swim through your bodily fluids\u003C\u002Fa>; and the FDA approved the first digital pill \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fedition.cnn.com\u002F2017\u002F11\u002F14\u002Fhealth\u002Ffda-digital-pill-abilify\u002Findex.html\" target=\"_blank\">with a digital ingestion tracking system in 2017\u003C\u002Fa>. Now, let’s see how digital tattoos want to crawl onto our skins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"none\",\"id\":21723,\"className\":\"wp-image-21723 size-full\"} -->\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-21723 size-full\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002Fchaotic-moon-biowearables-tattoo-circuits-on-wtvox.com_.jpg\" alt=\"digital tattoos\" class=\"wp-image-21723\"\u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.wtvox.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cstrong>What do we call a digital tattoo?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>With the development in 3D printing as well as circuit printing technologies, flexible electronics and materials, applying the so-called digital tattoos or electronic tattoos on the skin for some days or even weeks became possible. Some researchers use gold nanorods, others graphene or various polymers with rubber backing to apply the tattoo on the skin without causing irritation. \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.digitaltrends.com\u002Fcool-tech\u002Fsmart-tattoos-health-wearable-news\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Certain experts believe\u003C\u002Fa> that these skin patches or tattoos are only the beginning, and in the future, other skin techniques such as henna, tanning, and makeup will also be tested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>These flexible, waterproof materials impervious to stretching and twisting coupled with tiny electrodes are able to record and transmit information about the wearer to smartphones or other connected devices\u003C\u002Fstrong>. That’s why fantasies about digital tattoos unlocking tablets, opening doors or supporting border crossing took off. In 2014, Motorola Corporation launched the digital tattoo for the identification of its Moto X handset. The digital tattoo sticker unlocks the smartphone without the need for any passwords or patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>As the tiny patches can measure electrophysiological parameters, they could allow healthcare experts to monitor and diagnose critical health conditions such as heart arrhythmia, heart activities of premature babies, sleep disorders and brain activities noninvasively\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Moreover, by tracking vital signs 24 hours a day without the need for a charger, it is especially suited for following patients with high risks of stroke, for example. The digital tattoo could send alerts to medical systems, it might call the ambulance and transmit pertinent data, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>In the future, tiny multifaceted patches might as well \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.slashgear.com\u002Fwhats-inside-motorolas-digital-tattoo-31284412\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">track muscle movements around speech when applied to the throat\u003C\u002Fa>, potentially turning the tattoos into half of a wireless hands-free kit. Since you don’t actually have to speak out loud, it could pick up sub-vocal commands, too. Alternatively, the figurative or non-figurative, well-designed electronic tattoos can even track brain signals with enough accuracy to control a computer. However, that’s still the distant future. Anyhow, here are some projects and research efforts which already made digital tattoos happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"none\",\"id\":21725,\"className\":\"wp-image-21725 size-full\"} -->\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-21725 size-full\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FDigital-tattoo_future.jpg\" alt=\"digital tattoos\" class=\"wp-image-21725\"\u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.emergeinteractive.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cstrong>The most advanced digital tattoos to date\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n\u003Ch3>1. Wearable glucose monitoring with enzymes\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego have been working on these technologies for quite a while. It started when they \u003Cstrong>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fucsdnews.ucsd.edu\u002Findex.php\u002Fpressrelease\u002Ftemporary_tattoo_offers_needle_free_way_to_monitor_glucose_levels\" target=\"_blank\">developed a temporary tattoo\u003C\u002Fa> that both extracts and measures the level of glucose in the fluid in between skin cells. The flexible device consists of carefully patterned electrodes printed on temporary tattoo paper\u003C\u002Fstrong>. The two electrodes apply a tiny amount of electrical current that forces glucose molecules that reside below the skin to rise to the surface, allowing for the measurement of blood sugar. In the spring of 2018, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fucsdnews.ucsd.edu\u002Ffeature\u002Fclinical-trial-tests-tattoo-sensor-as-needleless-glucose-monitor\" target=\"_blank\">the research center started a clinical trial\u003C\u002Fa> with 50 adults, aged 18 to 75, with either type 1 or 2 diabetes or diabetes due to other causes. According to the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Flajolla.com\u002Fnews\u002Fhealth-monitoring-patches-san-diego-research\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">latest reports\u003C\u002Fa>, the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fclinicaltrials.ucsd.edu\u002Ftrial\u002FNCT04088201\" target=\"_blank\">trials are still running\u003C\u002Fa>, but they might have come close to their finish. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>But the University of California San Diego also has a \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fs41551-022-00887-1\" target=\"_blank\">more recent announcement\u003C\u002Fa>, dubbed \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fjacobsschool.ucsd.edu\u002Fnews\u002Frelease\u002F3449\">'Lab on the skin'\u003C\u002Fa>, a wearable device capable of monitoring not only glucose but also alcohol and lactate levels. The device is about the size of a stack of six quarters. It is applied to the skin through a Velcro-like patch of microscopic needles, or microneedles, that are each about one-fifth the width of a human hair. Wearing the device is not painful—the microneedles barely penetrate the surface of the skin to sense biomolecules in interstitial fluid, which is the fluid surrounding the cells beneath the skin. The device can be worn on the upper arm and it sends data wirelessly to a custom smartphone app.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"id\":46692,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"className\":\"is-style-default\"} -->\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FSkin-patch-glucose-alcohol-lactate-768x480.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46692\"\u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>'Lab on the skin' patch from the UCSD team. \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fucsdnews.ucsd.edu\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Image source\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The wearable consists of a disposable microneedle patch connected to a case of electronics. Different enzymes on the tips of the microneedles react with glucose, alcohol and lactate in interstitial fluid. The wearable was tested on five volunteers, who wore the device on their upper arms while exercising, eating and drinking, and the readings closely matched the control values, measured by standard lab equipment. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n\u003Ch3>1.2 Non-enzyme glucose monitoring from sweat\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencedirect.com\u002Fscience\u002Farticle\u002Fabs\u002Fpii\u002FS0956566321006436?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\">Another route\u003C\u002Fa> taken by the research team of Penn State University aims to \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.medgadget.com\u002F2021\u002F10\u002Fwearable-non-invasive-sensor-measures-glucose-in-sweat.html\" target=\"_blank\">measure glucose levels from sweat\u003C\u002Fa>. The low-cost sensor consists of laser-induced graphene and a nickel-gold alloy that can detect very low levels of glucose in sweat without the use of enzymes. The sensor contains a microfluidic chamber into which sweat is drawn, and then an alkaline solution reacts with the glucose in the sweat, causing a reaction in the alloy and a substantial electrical signal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":46693,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"className\":\"is-style-default\"} -->\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FPenn-state-University-sweat-glucose-monitor.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46693\"\u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>The wearable by the Penn State University Research Team. \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psu.edu\u002Fnews\u002Fresearch\u002Fstory\u002Fmonitoring-glucose-levels-no-needles-required\" target=\"_blank\">Image source\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The technology involves drawing sweat into a microfluidic chamber, where glucose reacts with an alkaline solution to form a compound that can react with a nickel-gold alloy present in the device. This reaction causes an electrical signal that can indicate the amount of glucose present in the sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>So far, the researchers have tested it with some volunteers and found that it could successfully track changes in blood glucose before and after a meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>“We want to work with physicians and other health care providers to see how we can apply this technology for daily monitoring of a patient,” said Huanyu Cheng, a researcher involved in the study \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psu.edu\u002Fnews\u002Fresearch\u002Fstory\u002Fmonitoring-glucose-levels-no-needles-required\" target=\"_blank\">in the press release\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.engadget.com\u002F2016\u002F03\u002F22\u002Fgraphene-based-patch-diabetes\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">South Korean researchers have created something similar\u003C\u002Fa> a while before, also with the help of graphene. Seoul National University assistant professor Dae-Hyeong Kim and a team of researchers manufactured specific sensors that can detect your temperature and the pH\u002Fchemical composition of the sweat of people with e.g. type II diabetes. It then beams the data it collects to an accompanying smartphone app. If the system infers that the wearers need medicine based on the state of their sweat, the app computes the amount of necessary medication. The patch's microneedle array then injects the right amount into the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"none\",\"id\":21728,\"className\":\"wp-image-21728 size-full\"} -->\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-21728 size-full\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FGraphene-digital-tattoo-for-people-with-diabetes.jpg\" alt=\"digital tattoos\" class=\"wp-image-21728\"\u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.engadget.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Image source \u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n\u003Ch3> 2. \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mc10inc.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cstrong>MC10\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company has been the best-known enterprise specialised in the advancement of digital tattoos in the last ten years\u003C\u002Fstrong>. \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mc10inc.com\u002Four-story#company-overview\" target=\"_blank\">John Rogers and his research team\u003C\u002Fa> gave the groundwork for the revolutionary technology in stretchable electronics, on which MC10’s operation is based. The company tirelessly \u003Cstrong>develops silicon devices thinned to a fraction of the width of a human hair, uses stretchable metallic interconnects, and elastic rubberlike polymers to form complete powered systems that sense, measure, analyse, and communicate information\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>In 2016, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Feu.usatoday.com\u002Fstory\u002Ftech\u002Fcolumnist\u002F2016\u002F03\u002F19\u002Fbiostamp-big-step-forward-medical-wearables\u002F82032978\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MC10 marketed its BioStampRC sensor, a waterproof, band-aid-like patch\u003C\u002Fa> that sticks to the skin and monitors movement, muscle performance or heart activity. The tiny wearable even has a Bluetooth radio and a miniature battery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"none\",\"id\":21726,\"className\":\"wp-image-21726 size-full\"} -->\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-21726 size-full\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FMC10_Electronic_Tattoo-1.jpg\" alt=\"digital tattoos\" class=\"wp-image-21726\"\u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mc10inc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Image source\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n\u003Ch3>3. \u003Cstrong>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpubs.acs.org\u002Fdoi\u002F10.1021\u002Facsnano.7b02182\" target=\"_blank\">Graphene-based electronic tattoo\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>A group of researchers based at the University of Texas created graphene-based, almost transparent tattoos. While researchers \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fnews\u002Fav\u002Ftechnology-41669803\u002Fhow-a-graphene-tattoo-could-monitor-your-health\" target=\"_blank\">usually use gold in electronic components, here, they applied graphene\u003C\u002Fa> – a more conductive, hundreds of times thinner material allowing to naturally wrinkle with the skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Due to graphene’s unique electronic properties, these patches \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffuturism.com\u002Fresearchers-designed-a-graphene-based-electronic-tattoo-that-can-monitor-your-health\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">work like wearable electronic devices, enabling biometric uses, such as monitoring the electrical activity of the brain, heart, and muscles\u003C\u002Fa>. The tattoos would even allow the wearer to directly interact with machines\u003C\u002Fstrong>. These tattoos offer complete functionality for several days but can be removed simply with a piece of adhesive tape. It is hoped that as the cost of graphene falls, such tattoos will become affordable for medical use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":21729,\"className\":\"wp-image-21729\"} -->\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-21729\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FGraphene-based-digital-tattoo.jpeg\" alt=\"digital tattoos\" class=\"wp-image-21729\"\u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.spectrum.ieee.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Image source\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>4. \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnews.harvard.edu\u002Fgazette\u002Fstory\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fharvard-researchers-help-develop-smart-tattoos\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Dermal Abyss\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Researchers at Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed colour-changing\u003C\u002Fstrong> digital tattoos within the project entitled Dermal Abyss, a bunch of biosensitive inks changing colours\u003Cstrong> parallel how changes in your body occur\u003C\u002Fstrong>. The inks can measure the concentration of glucose, sodium, and pH in the skin’s interstitial fluid, which surrounds cells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The researchers have so far created a green ink that intensifies as the wearer’s sodium levels rise, which is often a sign of dehydration. Another green ink turns brown as glucose levels rise, which could be used by people with diabetes for monitoring their condition in the future. In early tests, pink inks turned blue as pH levels increased, but researchers are still testing various new inks for future use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=ok5RucH09Sw\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"responsive\":true,\"className\":\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"} -->\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=ok5RucH09Sw\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:embed -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cstrong>Digital tattoos will help make healthcare seamless and invisible\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Can you imagine a dolphin-shaped digital tattoo measuring your heart rate on your ankle? And what about a glucose monitor forming a sailing boat on your belly? The Medical Futurist recommends you get used to this thought \u003Cstrong>as the latest trend in the health sensor and wearable market shows that digital tattoos are the future. These seamless, thin and unrecognizable sensors could replace smartwatches or wrist-worn wearables as they won’t need batteries\u003C\u002Fstrong> – they will get the necessary energy through electrophysiological processes -, \u003Cstrong>and they will be more accurate due to constant skin contact\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>It is an astonishingly hopeful phenomenon for shifting from reactive “sick care” to preventive as well as predictive health. These tiny digital tattoos could immediately signal if a measurement is out of range or significantly differs from the average – and the user or the doctor could promptly respond to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>In other industries that already works. Isn’t it ridiculous and terrifying at the same time that we bring our cars to the mechanic at the moment that it indicates a problem, however, we don’t do that with our own signals? We don’t deal with them, or we don’t even know there was a sign. The Medical Futurist hopes that the beautifully designed digital tattoos will change the situation soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->","Digital Tattoos Make Healthcare More Invisible","What if markings on your skin could unlock your phone or get you access to entrance doors? And what if they could also measure your blood pressure or hydration level constantly in the background only alerting you in case of values out of the normal range? Digital tattoos could act as minilabs rendering our skin an interactive display and making healthcare more invisible at the same time. Here’s our summary of the latest trends and research efforts to make it happen.","digital-tattoos-make-healthcare-more-invisible","2022-06-23 15:57:48","2022-06-23 13:57:48",0,"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F","post","raw","More about Digital Tattoos",[108],24765,[87,110,111,112],32637,25777,14445,{"yoast_wpseo_title":114,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":115,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":15},"What is a Digital Tattoo? Digital Tattoos Explained - The Medical Futurist","What is a Digital Tattoo? Digital tattoos are able to record and transmit information about the wearer to smartphones or other devices.",{"self":117,"collection":123,"about":126,"author":129,"replies":133,"wp:featuredmedia":136,"wp:attachment":139,"wp:term":142,"curies":146},[118],{"href":119,"targetHints":120},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fwiki\u002F33613",{"allow":121},[122],"GET",[124],{"href":125},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fwiki",[127],{"href":128},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftypes\u002Fwiki",[130],{"embeddable":131,"href":132},true,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fusers\u002F6",[134],{"embeddable":131,"href":135},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=33613",[137],{"embeddable":131,"href":138},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F21730",[140],{"href":141},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=33613",[143],{"taxonomy":144,"embeddable":131,"href":145},"yst_prominent_words","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=33613",[147],{"name":148,"href":149,"templated":131},"wp","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.w.org\u002F{rel}",{"id":87,"date":151,"date_gmt":152,"guid":153,"modified":154,"modified_gmt":155,"slug":99,"status":13,"type":104,"link":156,"title":157,"content":158,"excerpt":160,"author":23,"featured_media":162,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":131,"template":26,"format":163,"meta":164,"categories":165,"tags":168,"project_category":180,"contact_email_category":181,"yst_prominent_words":182,"class_list":184,"better_featured_image":201,"acf":229,"yoast_meta":239,"_links":242},"2022-06-23T10:00:00","2022-06-23T08:00:00",{"rendered":103},"2022-06-23T15:57:48","2022-06-23T13:57:48","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-tattoos-make-healthcare-more-invisible",{"rendered":97},{"rendered":159,"protected":20},"\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"has-text-align-left\">What if markings on your skin could unlock your phone or get you access to entrance doors? And what if they could also measure your blood pressure or hydration level constantly in the background only alerting you in case of values out of the normal range? Digital tattoos could act as minilabs rendering our skin an interactive display and making healthcare more invisible at the same time. Here’s our summary of the latest trends and research efforts to make it happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Our bodies are the next frontier for technology\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the course of the development of medical devices, a general trend has emerged: tools are getting more miniaturized, digitised and connected than ever. While in the past, the ultimate goal of medical instruments was to somehow measure health parameters or to somehow record measurements, currently, the question is how to measure more accurately, more easily and simply by using aptly designed means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, \u003Cstrong>the triumphant march of health sensors and wearables does not stop at creating ever tinier, more and more streamlined smartwatches or clothing clips – such as the Lumo Run -, the next frontier for technological advancement definitely takes us the closest to the human body that we have ever been. Seamless, thin and unrecognizable sensors made of flexible materials appear first interwoven with our clothes, then on our skin as digital tattoos, in our bellies as digestibles or in our blood vessels as nanobots.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffuture-of-sports-medicine\" target=\"_blank\">sports medicine\u003C\u002Fa>, there are already digitised garments for improving performance. For example, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.hexoskin.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">HexoSkin\u003C\u002Fa> developed a shirt with sensors woven into it that measures heart rate, breathing, counts steps taken, pace, and calories burned. Moreover, researchers working in nanotechnology are experimenting with exceptionally \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.gizmag.com\u002Fscallop-microbots-swim-body-max-planck\u002F34589\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">micro-sized – smaller than a millimeter – robots that literally swim through your bodily fluids\u003C\u002Fa>; and the FDA approved the first digital pill \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fedition.cnn.com\u002F2017\u002F11\u002F14\u002Fhealth\u002Ffda-digital-pill-abilify\u002Findex.html\" target=\"_blank\">with a digital ingestion tracking system in 2017\u003C\u002Fa>. Now, let’s see how digital tattoos want to crawl onto our skins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-21723 size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002Fchaotic-moon-biowearables-tattoo-circuits-on-wtvox.com_.jpg\" alt=\"digital tattoos\" class=\"wp-image-21723\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002Fchaotic-moon-biowearables-tattoo-circuits-on-wtvox.com_.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002Fchaotic-moon-biowearables-tattoo-circuits-on-wtvox.com_-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002Fchaotic-moon-biowearables-tattoo-circuits-on-wtvox.com_-512x274.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.wtvox.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What do we call a digital tattoo?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With the development in 3D printing as well as circuit printing technologies, flexible electronics and materials, applying the so-called digital tattoos or electronic tattoos on the skin for some days or even weeks became possible. Some researchers use gold nanorods, others graphene or various polymers with rubber backing to apply the tattoo on the skin without causing irritation. \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.digitaltrends.com\u002Fcool-tech\u002Fsmart-tattoos-health-wearable-news\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Certain experts believe\u003C\u002Fa> that these skin patches or tattoos are only the beginning, and in the future, other skin techniques such as henna, tanning, and makeup will also be tested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>These flexible, waterproof materials impervious to stretching and twisting coupled with tiny electrodes are able to record and transmit information about the wearer to smartphones or other connected devices\u003C\u002Fstrong>. That’s why fantasies about digital tattoos unlocking tablets, opening doors or supporting border crossing took off. In 2014, Motorola Corporation launched the digital tattoo for the identification of its Moto X handset. The digital tattoo sticker unlocks the smartphone without the need for any passwords or patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>As the tiny patches can measure electrophysiological parameters, they could allow healthcare experts to monitor and diagnose critical health conditions such as heart arrhythmia, heart activities of premature babies, sleep disorders and brain activities noninvasively\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Moreover, by tracking vital signs 24 hours a day without the need for a charger, it is especially suited for following patients with high risks of stroke, for example. The digital tattoo could send alerts to medical systems, it might call the ambulance and transmit pertinent data, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the future, tiny multifaceted patches might as well \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.slashgear.com\u002Fwhats-inside-motorolas-digital-tattoo-31284412\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">track muscle movements around speech when applied to the throat\u003C\u002Fa>, potentially turning the tattoos into half of a wireless hands-free kit. Since you don’t actually have to speak out loud, it could pick up sub-vocal commands, too. Alternatively, the figurative or non-figurative, well-designed electronic tattoos can even track brain signals with enough accuracy to control a computer. However, that’s still the distant future. Anyhow, here are some projects and research efforts which already made digital tattoos happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-21725 size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FDigital-tattoo_future.jpg\" alt=\"digital tattoos\" class=\"wp-image-21725\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FDigital-tattoo_future.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FDigital-tattoo_future-768x293.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FDigital-tattoo_future-512x196.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.emergeinteractive.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The most advanced digital tattoos to date\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Wearable glucose monitoring with enzymes\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego have been working on these technologies for quite a while. It started when they \u003Cstrong>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fucsdnews.ucsd.edu\u002Findex.php\u002Fpressrelease\u002Ftemporary_tattoo_offers_needle_free_way_to_monitor_glucose_levels\" target=\"_blank\">developed a temporary tattoo\u003C\u002Fa> that both extracts and measures the level of glucose in the fluid in between skin cells. The flexible device consists of carefully patterned electrodes printed on temporary tattoo paper\u003C\u002Fstrong>. The two electrodes apply a tiny amount of electrical current that forces glucose molecules that reside below the skin to rise to the surface, allowing for the measurement of blood sugar. In the spring of 2018, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fucsdnews.ucsd.edu\u002Ffeature\u002Fclinical-trial-tests-tattoo-sensor-as-needleless-glucose-monitor\" target=\"_blank\">the research center started a clinical trial\u003C\u002Fa> with 50 adults, aged 18 to 75, with either type 1 or 2 diabetes or diabetes due to other causes. According to the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Flajolla.com\u002Fnews\u002Fhealth-monitoring-patches-san-diego-research\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">latest reports\u003C\u002Fa>, the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fclinicaltrials.ucsd.edu\u002Ftrial\u002FNCT04088201\" target=\"_blank\">trials are still running\u003C\u002Fa>, but they might have come close to their finish. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But the University of California San Diego also has a \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fs41551-022-00887-1\" target=\"_blank\">more recent announcement\u003C\u002Fa>, dubbed \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fjacobsschool.ucsd.edu\u002Fnews\u002Frelease\u002F3449\">‘Lab on the skin’\u003C\u002Fa>, a wearable device capable of monitoring not only glucose but also alcohol and lactate levels. The device is about the size of a stack of six quarters. It is applied to the skin through a Velcro-like patch of microscopic needles, or microneedles, that are each about one-fifth the width of a human hair. Wearing the device is not painful—the microneedles barely penetrate the surface of the skin to sense biomolecules in interstitial fluid, which is the fluid surrounding the cells beneath the skin. The device can be worn on the upper arm and it sends data wirelessly to a custom smartphone app.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FSkin-patch-glucose-alcohol-lactate-768x480.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46692\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FSkin-patch-glucose-alcohol-lactate-768x480.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FSkin-patch-glucose-alcohol-lactate.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>‘Lab on the skin’ patch from the UCSD team. \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fucsdnews.ucsd.edu\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Image source\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The wearable consists of a disposable microneedle patch connected to a case of electronics. Different enzymes on the tips of the microneedles react with glucose, alcohol and lactate in interstitial fluid. The wearable was tested on five volunteers, who wore the device on their upper arms while exercising, eating and drinking, and the readings closely matched the control values, measured by standard lab equipment. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1.2 Non-enzyme glucose monitoring from sweat\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencedirect.com\u002Fscience\u002Farticle\u002Fabs\u002Fpii\u002FS0956566321006436?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\">Another route\u003C\u002Fa> taken by the research team of Penn State University aims to \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.medgadget.com\u002F2021\u002F10\u002Fwearable-non-invasive-sensor-measures-glucose-in-sweat.html\" target=\"_blank\">measure glucose levels from sweat\u003C\u002Fa>. The low-cost sensor consists of laser-induced graphene and a nickel-gold alloy that can detect very low levels of glucose in sweat without the use of enzymes. The sensor contains a microfluidic chamber into which sweat is drawn, and then an alkaline solution reacts with the glucose in the sweat, causing a reaction in the alloy and a substantial electrical signal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"542\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FPenn-state-University-sweat-glucose-monitor.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46693\"\u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>The wearable by the Penn State University Research Team. \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psu.edu\u002Fnews\u002Fresearch\u002Fstory\u002Fmonitoring-glucose-levels-no-needles-required\" target=\"_blank\">Image source\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The technology involves drawing sweat into a microfluidic chamber, where glucose reacts with an alkaline solution to form a compound that can react with a nickel-gold alloy present in the device. This reaction causes an electrical signal that can indicate the amount of glucose present in the sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>So far, the researchers have tested it with some volunteers and found that it could successfully track changes in blood glucose before and after a meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“We want to work with physicians and other health care providers to see how we can apply this technology for daily monitoring of a patient,” said Huanyu Cheng, a researcher involved in the study \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psu.edu\u002Fnews\u002Fresearch\u002Fstory\u002Fmonitoring-glucose-levels-no-needles-required\" target=\"_blank\">in the press release\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.engadget.com\u002F2016\u002F03\u002F22\u002Fgraphene-based-patch-diabetes\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">South Korean researchers have created something similar\u003C\u002Fa> a while before, also with the help of graphene. Seoul National University assistant professor Dae-Hyeong Kim and a team of researchers manufactured specific sensors that can detect your temperature and the pH\u002Fchemical composition of the sweat of people with e.g. type II diabetes. It then beams the data it collects to an accompanying smartphone app. If the system infers that the wearers need medicine based on the state of their sweat, the app computes the amount of necessary medication. The patch’s microneedle array then injects the right amount into the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-21728 size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FGraphene-digital-tattoo-for-people-with-diabetes.jpg\" alt=\"digital tattoos\" class=\"wp-image-21728\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FGraphene-digital-tattoo-for-people-with-diabetes.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FGraphene-digital-tattoo-for-people-with-diabetes-768x470.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FGraphene-digital-tattoo-for-people-with-diabetes-512x313.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.engadget.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Image source \u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> 2. \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mc10inc.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cstrong>MC10\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company has been the best-known enterprise specialised in the advancement of digital tattoos in the last ten years\u003C\u002Fstrong>. \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mc10inc.com\u002Four-story#company-overview\" target=\"_blank\">John Rogers and his research team\u003C\u002Fa> gave the groundwork for the revolutionary technology in stretchable electronics, on which MC10’s operation is based. The company tirelessly \u003Cstrong>develops silicon devices thinned to a fraction of the width of a human hair, uses stretchable metallic interconnects, and elastic rubberlike polymers to form complete powered systems that sense, measure, analyse, and communicate information\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In 2016, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Feu.usatoday.com\u002Fstory\u002Ftech\u002Fcolumnist\u002F2016\u002F03\u002F19\u002Fbiostamp-big-step-forward-medical-wearables\u002F82032978\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MC10 marketed its BioStampRC sensor, a waterproof, band-aid-like patch\u003C\u002Fa> that sticks to the skin and monitors movement, muscle performance or heart activity. The tiny wearable even has a Bluetooth radio and a miniature battery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-21726 size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FMC10_Electronic_Tattoo-1.jpg\" alt=\"digital tattoos\" class=\"wp-image-21726\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FMC10_Electronic_Tattoo-1.jpg 800w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FMC10_Electronic_Tattoo-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FMC10_Electronic_Tattoo-1-512x256.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mc10inc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Image source\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. \u003Cstrong>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpubs.acs.org\u002Fdoi\u002F10.1021\u002Facsnano.7b02182\" target=\"_blank\">Graphene-based electronic tattoo\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A group of researchers based at the University of Texas created graphene-based, almost transparent tattoos. While researchers \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fnews\u002Fav\u002Ftechnology-41669803\u002Fhow-a-graphene-tattoo-could-monitor-your-health\" target=\"_blank\">usually use gold in electronic components, here, they applied graphene\u003C\u002Fa> – a more conductive, hundreds of times thinner material allowing to naturally wrinkle with the skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Due to graphene’s unique electronic properties, these patches \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffuturism.com\u002Fresearchers-designed-a-graphene-based-electronic-tattoo-that-can-monitor-your-health\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">work like wearable electronic devices, enabling biometric uses, such as monitoring the electrical activity of the brain, heart, and muscles\u003C\u002Fa>. The tattoos would even allow the wearer to directly interact with machines\u003C\u002Fstrong>. These tattoos offer complete functionality for several days but can be removed simply with a piece of adhesive tape. It is hoped that as the cost of graphene falls, such tattoos will become affordable for medical use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-21729\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FGraphene-based-digital-tattoo.jpeg\" alt=\"digital tattoos\" class=\"wp-image-21729\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FGraphene-based-digital-tattoo.jpeg 620w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FGraphene-based-digital-tattoo-512x384.jpeg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.spectrum.ieee.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Image source\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>4. \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnews.harvard.edu\u002Fgazette\u002Fstory\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fharvard-researchers-help-develop-smart-tattoos\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Dermal Abyss\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Researchers at Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed colour-changing\u003C\u002Fstrong> digital tattoos within the project entitled Dermal Abyss, a bunch of biosensitive inks changing colours\u003Cstrong> parallel how changes in your body occur\u003C\u002Fstrong>. The inks can measure the concentration of glucose, sodium, and pH in the skin’s interstitial fluid, which surrounds cells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The researchers have so far created a green ink that intensifies as the wearer’s sodium levels rise, which is often a sign of dehydration. Another green ink turns brown as glucose levels rise, which could be used by people with diabetes for monitoring their condition in the future. In early tests, pink inks turned blue as pH levels increased, but researchers are still testing various new inks for future use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tattoos as medical condition monitors\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002Fok5RucH09Sw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Digital tattoos will help make healthcare seamless and invisible\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Can you imagine a dolphin-shaped digital tattoo measuring your heart rate on your ankle? And what about a glucose monitor forming a sailing boat on your belly? The Medical Futurist recommends you get used to this thought \u003Cstrong>as the latest trend in the health sensor and wearable market shows that digital tattoos are the future. These seamless, thin and unrecognizable sensors could replace smartwatches or wrist-worn wearables as they won’t need batteries\u003C\u002Fstrong> – they will get the necessary energy through electrophysiological processes -, \u003Cstrong>and they will be more accurate due to constant skin contact\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is an astonishingly hopeful phenomenon for shifting from reactive “sick care” to preventive as well as predictive health. These tiny digital tattoos could immediately signal if a measurement is out of range or significantly differs from the average – and the user or the doctor could promptly respond to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In other industries that already works. Isn’t it ridiculous and terrifying at the same time that we bring our cars to the mechanic at the moment that it indicates a problem, however, we don’t do that with our own signals? We don’t deal with them, or we don’t even know there was a sign. The Medical Futurist hopes that the beautifully designed digital tattoos will change the situation soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":161,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>What if markings on your skin could unlock your phone or get you access to entrance doors? And what if they could also measure your blood pressure or hydration level constantly in the background only alerting you in case of values out of the normal range? Digital tattoos could act as minilabs rendering our skin an interactive display and making healthcare more invisible at the same time. Here’s our summary of the latest trends and research efforts to make it happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",46763,"standard",{"_acf_changed":20,"footnotes":26},[166,167],496,499,[169,170,171,172,173,174,175,176,177,178,179],425,453,545,596,206,1036,207,1037,246,289,355,[],[],[30,29,36,183],3539,[185,104,186,40,187,41,42,188,189,190,191,192,193,194,195,196,197,198,199,200],"post-21722","type-post","format-standard","category-health-sensors-trackers","category-healthcare-design","tag-technology-2","tag-wearables-2","tag-sensors","tag-health-sensors","tag-digital","tag-digital-tattoo","tag-digital-health","tag-digital-tattoos","tag-future","tag-innovation","tag-personalized-medicine",{"id":162,"alt_text":26,"caption":26,"description":26,"media_type":46,"media_details":202,"post":87,"source_url":228},{"width":203,"height":204,"file":205,"sizes":206,"image_meta":227},1920,1080,"2022\u002F06\u002Ftmf_digital-tattoo_small.png",{"medium":207,"large":210,"thumbnail":213,"medium_large":216,"1536x1536":217,"2048x2048":222},{"file":208,"width":76,"height":77,"mime-type":56,"source_url":209},"tmf_digital-tattoo_small-370x208.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F06\u002Ftmf_digital-tattoo_small-370x208.png",{"file":211,"width":79,"height":80,"mime-type":56,"source_url":212},"tmf_digital-tattoo_small-768x432.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F06\u002Ftmf_digital-tattoo_small-768x432.png",{"file":214,"width":74,"height":74,"mime-type":56,"source_url":215},"tmf_digital-tattoo_small-150x150.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F06\u002Ftmf_digital-tattoo_small-150x150.png",{"file":211,"width":79,"height":80,"mime-type":56,"source_url":212},{"file":218,"width":219,"height":220,"mime-type":56,"source_url":221},"tmf_digital-tattoo_small-1536x864.png","1536","864","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F06\u002Ftmf_digital-tattoo_small-1536x864.png",{"file":223,"width":224,"height":225,"mime-type":56,"source_url":226},"tmf_digital-tattoo_small-2048x1152.png","2048","1152","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F06\u002Ftmf_digital-tattoo_small-2048x1152.png",{"aperture":85,"credit":26,"camera":26,"caption":26,"created_timestamp":85,"copyright":26,"focal_length":85,"iso":85,"shutter_speed":85,"title":26,"orientation":85},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F06\u002Ftmf_digital-tattoo_small.png",{"related_posts":20,"related_posts_footer":230,"cta_type":234,"cta_color":26,"subtitle":26,"related_books":235},[231,232,233],16497,16150,16977,"subscribe",[236,237,238],24761,31417,34151,{"yoast_wpseo_title":240,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":241,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":156},"Digital Tattoos Make Healthcare More Invisible - The Medical Futurist","Digital tattoos could render our skin an interactive display and make healthcare more invisible in the future. 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THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp> \u003C\u002Ftd> \u003C\u002Ftr> \u003C\u002Ftbody> \u003C\u002Ftable> \u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Let me be crystal clear about wearables. Technology cannot change your lifestyle, only you can do it with good technologies. The right fitness trackers and wearable health sensors can help you achieve your goals by giving you data about your health, so let me show you how to choose the ones that fit your lifestyle and your purposes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Fitness trackers and wearable health sensors alone cannot change your world\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencedirect.com\u002Fscience\u002Farticle\u002Fpii\u002FS2213858716302844\">Researchers in Singapore carried out an interesting study\u003C\u002Fa> for measuring the effect of healthcare trackers on people’s motivations. They recruited 800 working adults from Singapore and randomly assigned them to various groups. They could get into a control group, a tracker only group, or one of the following reward groups: one with cash rewards and another one with rewards given to a charity of the individual’s choice. The incentives were allocated based on meeting weekly goals of number of steps over a period of six months. The researchers assessed physical activity outcomes, including steps and activity bouts, and health outcomes, including weight and blood pressure at study conclusion and after one year, six months after incentives ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The findings show that regardless of physical activity levels of participants before the study began, activity trackers alone or when combined with rewards designated for charity did not increase activity levels. In fact, nearly half of participants were no longer wearing their trackers by the six-month assessment period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>When I read similar studies and stories concluding that people bought wearable fitness trackers and were disappointed that those did not change their lifestyle, I just smile. I smile because I have been quantifying my health for almost two decades, doing that with sensors in the last 6-7 years and \u003Cstrong>the one thing I learnt for sure is that technology alone cannot change your lifestyle\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Only you can be the facilitator of change!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Finding motivation for a healthy lifestyle is incredibly hard. It’s currently assigned to fitness enthusiasts and marathon runners. Most of us are not like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Disruptive technologies have the potential to change this. But when people buy health trackers, they expect the tracker to make the change for them immediately. But it is only you who can change your lifestyle. \u003Cstrong>Good technologies and the data that we measure with them can only assist you and help you on your way to achieve your goals\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is similar to playing football. Even the best, ergonomically streamlined soccer shoes fit to any kind of surface cannot get you out to play more. But it is most certain that if you already have the motivation, you cannot play in rubber boots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fchange-instead-of-chance.jpg\" alt=\"Change Instead of Chance - Wearable Health Sensors\" class=\"wp-image-14449\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fchange-instead-of-chance.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fchange-instead-of-chance-768x337.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fchange-instead-of-chance-512x225.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fchange-instead-of-chance-458x201.jpg 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Examples for the good use of wearables\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If you already have the motivation for change, do not hesitate to choose a wearable health sensor or a fitness tracker, since receiving immediate feedback can further boost your motivation. Although, as with everything else, you need to find the devices and gadgets which fit you best. Otherwise you cannot get good results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>When I wanted to change my sleeping habits based on data, I gave \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pebble.com\u002Fhealth\">Pebble Time\u003C\u002Fa> and the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Flifehacker.com\u002F5993005\u002Ffive-best-sleep-tracking-gadgets-or-apps\">Android Sleep App\u003C\u002Fa> a chance. For me, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fitbit.com\u002Feu\u002Fsurge\">Fitbit Surge\u003C\u002Fa> worked the best from all the fitness trackers available on the market. I also found out that \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fthepip.com\u002Fen-eu\u002F\">PIP\u003C\u002Fa> is the best tiny gadget I could have for managing my stress levels. You can find all my choices \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftop-healthcare-wearables\u002F\">here\u003C\u002Fa>. But you should know that it took me several years to figure out which healthcare trackers and wearables are the best for me. I’m \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftop-10-health-parameters-you-can-measure-at-home\u002F\">constantly trying out new products\u003C\u002Fa>, while based on my experience, I \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F101-commandments-for-companies-developing-wearable-health-trackers\u002F\">recommend changes\u003C\u002Fa> to the respective companies – to be also able to have an impact on the next generation of wearables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If you would like to change your lifestyle with the help of sensors and wearables which fit you the best, follow the below steps – and I promise you, you won’t be disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fwearables.jpg\" alt=\"Wearables - Wearable Health Sensors\" class=\"wp-image-14458\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fwearables.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fwearables-768x344.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fwearables-512x230.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fwearables-458x205.jpg 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>How to make an informed decision when buying a healthcare wearable?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>1) Get to know yourself\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is not a coincidence, that one of the signs at the entrance of the Oracle at the ancient Greek Delphi said “Know thyself”. It is very important to know and to acknowledge where your boundaries are, what you are able to achieve and what you cannot have even if you want it badly. Don’t start with buying a device. Start with finding out what could be better. Your sleep quality is random? You don’t have motivation for more exercises?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I started with giving a score between 1 and 10 to my mental, emotional and physical health every day. First on paper, then in a Google spreadsheet. After days, it was clear I need to exercise to focus better the next day. Your zero step in the process should be to get to know your body, your mind and your boundaries better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fget-to-know-yourself.jpg\" alt=\"Know Yourself - Wearable Health Sensors\" class=\"wp-image-14454\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fget-to-know-yourself.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fget-to-know-yourself-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fget-to-know-yourself-512x340.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fget-to-know-yourself-377x250.jpg 377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>2) What is your purpose?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The next question you have to ask yourself is what you want to use the gadget for. Would you like to measure data during running sessions? Would you like to measure your ECG, your heart rate or any other health parameter? Would you like to reduce your stress or meditate more effectively? If you set your clear purpose, it will be a lot easier for you to find the right device or app. Don’t just expect the device to solve the issue for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Instead, set clear goals that devices can support with data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>3) Where to find wearables?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For starters, check the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FWearable-Technology\u002Fb?ie=UTF8&node=10048700011\">Amazon wearable marketplace\u003C\u002Fa> or check out \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftop-healthcare-wearables\u002F\">my suggestions\u003C\u002Fa>. You might also want to take a look at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.wareable.com\u002F\">Wareable\u003C\u002Fa>, where you can find fitness trackers, smartwatches and some useful reviews. I recommend you to read through different reviews before buying wearable health sensors to get an idea about the product and its use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Ffitness-monitors.png\" alt=\"Fitness Monitors - Wearable Health Sensors\" class=\"wp-image-14461\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Ffitness-monitors.png 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Ffitness-monitors-768x305.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Ffitness-monitors-512x203.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Ffitness-monitors-458x181.png 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>4) Who is responsible for the product?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>So you already know what you want to achieve and you had a look at various marketplaces. Afterwards, I usually check the company, the person behind the gadget or the app. Do they have a real profile? Do they have a contact address, do I have the possibility to ask my questions or get more information regarding my concerns? Does the company have a profile? Can I check the user reviews on mobile applications? Do I have the chance to check out the authors behind the app?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>5) Is the gadget or app compatible with your own devices?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>When choosing a sensor or wearable, you also have to make sure that the gadget or the application, is compatible with your smartphone because some applications, some gadgets only work with iOS or Android devices. You also have to make sure that the application is updated on a regular basis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fcompatibility-of-hardware-and-software.png\" alt=\"Compatibility - Wearable Health Sensors\" class=\"wp-image-14462\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fcompatibility-of-hardware-and-software.png 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fcompatibility-of-hardware-and-software-768x535.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fcompatibility-of-hardware-and-software-512x357.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fcompatibility-of-hardware-and-software-359x250.png 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>6) Do they have a money back guarantee?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If you want to be on the safe side, you might also want to check whether they have a money back guarantee for the gadget or device. This way, you will not lose anything when you decide to buy the product.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>7) How do they manage the data?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I also recommend you to check up on the fact, in what format you will need the data exactly. Some gadgets only upload data to portals or websites, others use smartphone apps, in others you have to download the data yourself manually. Either way, it is easier to use the sensor and wearable if you know the data mechanism with which they operate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>8) Ask your social media network!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>You should know that there are people out there who share your purposes, wishes and who also follow the trial-and-error method by sensors and wearables. So why not to ask them? Ask your social media network, what people think about the device! If you use the #wearables hashtag, you can even join global discussions about wearable health sensors. You might figure out a lot easier which health trackers might be the best ones for your own purposes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>9) If you’d like to know more…\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>… check out \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.wellocracy.com\u002Fnew-to-tracking\u002Fthe-inside-track-how-to-choose-an-activity-tracker\u002F\">Wellocracy’s article\u003C\u002Fa> or if you are more into visuals, watch our video about how to choose healthcare trackers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=yC9fEoF3EiQ\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As you can see, if you find the motivation for a healthier lifestyle in data, I’m here to help and share my experience. Please, let me know how I can help you even more and share your experience about healthcare trackers and sensors on the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002Fmedicalfuturist\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook page of The Medical Futurist\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cp>[subscribe image=”false” type=”article-horizontal”]Subscribe to\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cb>The Medical Futurist℠ Newsletter\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>News shaping the future of healthcare\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Advice on taking charge of your health\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Reviews of the latest health technology\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>[\u002Fsubscribe]\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":305,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2016. 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