A conformally contacted device on an artificial eye for glucose sensing in tears. Courtesy: YS Rim |
Topics: Materials Science, Optical Physics, Semiconductor Technology, Nanotechnology, Thin Films
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Researchers at the California NanoSystems Institute and the University of California, Los Angeles, have developed ultrathin, flexible, metal oxide semiconducting thin films for use in wearable or implantable biosensors. The devices, which are made using a straightforward printing technique, could be used as sensors in non-invasive health monitoring applications like smart contact lenses that monitor a person’s glucose levels, for example.
Nanotechweb: Metal oxide thin films make wearable biosensors
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