{"id":23186,"date":"2025-04-25T21:41:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T21:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/?p=23186"},"modified":"2025-05-05T20:57:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T20:57:08","slug":"new-wearable-device-redefines-skin-health-monitoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/new-wearable-device-redefines-skin-health-monitoring\/","title":{"rendered":"New Wearable Device Redefines Skin Health Monitoring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-e7eb3fc3 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">Researchers have developed a cutting-edge wearable device that offers real-time insights into skin health, promising transformative advances in medical science and patient care.<\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0dfbf163 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-size:16px;\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">The University Network<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share uagb-social-share__outer-wrap uagb-social-share__layout-horizontal uagb-block-ee584a31\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-ec619ce7\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"facebook\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.8 90.69 226.4 209.3 245V327.7h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.3 482.4 504 379.8 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-32d99934\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"twitter\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M389.2 48h70.6L305.6 224.2 487 464H345L233.7 318.6 106.5 464H35.8L200.7 275.5 26.8 48H172.4L272.9 180.9 389.2 48zM364.4 421.8h39.1L151.1 88h-42L364.4 421.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-1d136f14\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"linkedin\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Researchers led by the Georgia Institute of Technology, Northwestern University and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have created an innovative wearable device that monitors skin health in real time. This pioneering technology, detailed in a paper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-025-08825-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">published<\/a> in Nature, signifies a major leap in wearable bioelectronics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe tend to think of our skin as being this impermeable barrier that\u2019s just enclosing our body,\u201d co-lead author Matthew Flavin, an assistant professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech, said in a news release. \u201cOur skin is constantly in flux with the gases that are in our environment and our atmosphere.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The compact, wireless device is uniquely capable of continuously and precisely measuring water vapor, volatile organic compounds and carbon dioxide fluxes in the skin. These metrics are crucial because their increase can signal infections and delayed healing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou could think of this being used where a Band-Aid is being used,\u201d added Flavin. This form of wireless monitoring \u201ccould give clinicians a new tool to understand the properties of the skin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overcoming Measurement Challenges<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Historically, accurately measuring how well our skin protects against environmental threats has been difficult, especially over long periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe vapors coming from your skin are in very, very low concentration,\u201d Flavin added. \u201cIf we just put a sensor next to your skin, it would be almost impossible to control that measurement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new device features a small chamber with specialized sensors that condense and measure skin vapors. Utilizing a low-energy, bi-stable mechanism that periodically refreshes the air, the device provides continuous measurements transmitted via Bluetooth to a smartphone or tablet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are other devices that can measure certain parts of what we&#8217;re talking about here,\u201d Flavin added, \u201cbut they are not feasible for a wearable device, can&#8217;t do this continuously, and are not able to get all the information that our device can get.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Way of Measuring<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the primary functions of the device is to track skin&#8217;s water vapor flux or transepidermal water loss. This ability to assess skin barrier function and track wound healing is invaluable, especially for diabetic patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat you see in diabetes is that even after the wound looks like it&#8217;s healed, there&#8217;s still a persistent impairment of that barrier,\u201d adde Flavin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new non-invasive device can track these properties, potentially making remote care more accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are many areas where people don&#8217;t have great access to healthcare, and there aren\u2019t doctors monitoring wound healing processes,\u201d added Flavin. \u201cSomething that can be used to monitor that remotely could make care more accessible to people with these conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides health applications, the device is ideal for long-term studies on skin&#8217;s response to environmental hazards like wildfires or chemical fumes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis measurement modality is very new and we&#8217;re still learning what we can do with it,\u201d added co-leader Jaeho Shin, a senior researcher at KIST. \u201cIt&#8217;s a new way of measuring what&#8217;s inside the body.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a great example of the kind of technology that can emerge from research at the interface between engineering science and medical practice,\u201d added co-leader John Rogers, a materials science professor at Northwestern. \u201cThe capabilities provided by this device will not only improve patient care, but they will also lead to improved understanding of the skin, the skin microbiome, the processes of wound healing and many others.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/new-wearable-device-monitors-skin-health-real-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Georgia Institute of Technology<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers led by the Georgia Institute of Technology, Northwestern University and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have created an innovative wearable device that monitors skin health in real time. 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