Temporary Tattoo Monitors Personal Health

Temporary Tattoo Monitors Personal Health
Article by: SlingerVille Staff
December 05, 2012

Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a temporary tattoo that is shaped like a smiley face that is able to monitor metabolic stress in patients and athletes, according to psfk.com.

“The medical sensor is a thin and flexible solid-contact ion-selective electrode (ISE), made using standard screen printing techniques and commercially-available transfer tattoo paper.

“The ‘eyes’ on the tattoo are electrodes that monitor the skin’s pH levels, which can indicate dehydration and fatigue. The ‘ears’ can be used to connect to a monitoring device to extract the data. During tests, the tattoo-based sensor stayed in place and continued to work even during exercise when the wearer was sweating.”

Just like an ordinary temporary tattoo, this is applied with a paper towel that has been damped with warm water.

“By using different sensing materials, the tattoos could be modified to detect other components of sweat, such as sodium, potassium or magnesium.”

Source: http://www.psfk.com/2012/12/temporary-tattoo-monitors-health.html

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