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Health Sensors from Graphene Sheets

Medical equipments used for health monitoring suffer from poor adhesion and adaption on the skin surface. Another problem of them is that, they become really bulky and heavy when they are connected to the digital devices and monitors which are used to record and show the data when needed. Researchers from University of Texas at Austin have focused on these problems and made the thinnest and most sensitive skin sensors ever made from wonder material graphene. The graphene sensors designed can precisely measure skin temperature, humidity as well as vital signs from brain, hearth and muscles. Image Retrieved From:  http://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/... Dr. Akinwande says that electrical and mechanical properties of graphene are underestimated for a long time. He says when single-layer graphene is transferred to human skin, it is almost invisible. As graphene is a flexible material, it does not just stay on the skin as it is placed, it adjusts itself to...