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Novel Technique to Produce Precise, High-Performing Biometric Sensors

Wearable sensors are evolving from watches and electrodes to bendable devices that provide far more precise biometric measurements and comfort for users.

14 Oct 2020

Amphiphilic AIE-Active Sensor to Overcome Traditional Bottleneck of AIE Bioimaging

Aggregation-induced emission sensors bestow distinct advantages on bioimaging, especially in lighting up organelles with targeting events through aggregation process.

6 Oct 2020

Wearable Sensor Detects Biomarkers in Sweat Associated with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

University of Texas at Dallas researchers have designed a wearable device that monitors sweat for biomarkers that could signal flare-ups of inflammatory bowel disease.

29 Sep 2020

Color-Coded Biosensor Shines Light on Viral Host-Attacking Process

Infectious viruses come in many shapes and sizes and use slightly different attack mechanisms to make humans and animals sick.

25 Sep 2020

"Electronic Skin" Sensors Can Mimic the Dynamic Process of Human Motion

An international research team has developed "electronic skin" sensors capable of mimicking the dynamic process of human motion.

22 Sep 2020

Researchers Develop Better Material for Use in Wearable Biosensors

Biosensors that are safely used inside the body or wearable on human skin are increasingly used for medical applications and also for everyday health monitoring.

16 Sep 2020

Light-Sensing Technology Shows Promise to Make COVID-19 Antibody Testing Fast and Accurate

Robust and widespread antibody testing has emerged as a key strategy in the fight against SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.

9 Sep 2020

Nano-Engineered Gold Biosensors Perform Early Detection of Disease

Researchers at the University of Queensland have created biosensors based on nano-engineered porous gold. The new biosensors can detect early signs of disease more effectively, enhancing patient outcomes.

26 Aug 2020

Developing New Metal Sensors to Look into the Gastrointestinal Tract

A University of Houston researcher is developing a new set of metal sensors that will be able to function in the gastrointestinal tract, a low oxygen environment, to examine how gut bacteria respond when trace metal nutrients, like iron and zinc, are thrown out of balance either through diet or disease.

20 Aug 2020

Wearable Sensor Printed on Microbial Nanocellulose Detects Biomarkers in Sweat

Researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP) in São Carlos, Brazil, have developed a wearable sensor printed on microbial nanocellulose, a naturally occurring polymer.

18 Aug 2020