Engineers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden developed a multi-purpose electronic device that can monitor a variety of electrophysiologic parameters simply by placing it on the relevant parts of the body. The Bio-patch, as it is called, can record ECG data when placed on the chest, while doing the same with EMG if stuck on skin over a muscle, and even EEG if it finds itself on a scalp. Moreover, the device has a thermometer built in for continuous body temperature monitoring.
The Bio-patch has been made small enough to be stuck on the body with comfort for hours at a time. This was possible in part thanks to an internal battery that’s about as thick as a sheet of paper and the fact that all the electronics were mounted on a flexible foil that improves comfort when the device is worn on the body.
KTH press release: E-health made easier – and more comfortable…