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  • Off the shelf, on the skin: Stick-on electronic patches for health monitoring

    Thin, soft stick-on patches that stretch and move with the skin incorporate commercial, off-the-shelf chip-based electronics for sophisticated wireless health monitoring. The new device was developed by John A. Rogers of Illinois and Yonggang Huang of Northwestern University.

    Thin, soft stick-on patches that stretch and move with the skin incorporate commercial, off-the-shelf chip-based electronics for sophisticated wireless health monitoring. The new device was developed by John A. Rogers of Illinois and Yonggang Huang of Northwestern University.

    Photo courtesy John A. Rogers

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  • Editor's note: To contact John Rogers, call 217-244-4979; email jrogers@illinois.edu. To reach Yonggang Huang, call 847-467-3165; email y-huang@northwestern.edu.

    The paper, “Soft microfluidic assemblies of sensors, circuits and radios for the skin,” is available from the News Bureau.

    Media contacts:
    Liz Ahlberg, Physical Sciences Editor, U. of I. News Bureau; 217-244-1073; eahlberg@illinois.edu

    Erin White, Northwestern University News, 847-491-4888; ewhite@northwestern.edu