Skin Patches: The New "Thing" In Health And Fitness Technology

As per new report, a new skin patch has been developed and tested by the researchers that can help monitor health and collect sweat. While, its sounds like sweat monitoring patch is something of the future, it appears real.

Among those interested in keeping tabs about certain things of their wellness and health, the study shows how technology is becoming wearable. The patch can easily be put on to the skin and is called "Flexible Microfluidic Device", according to Inquistr.

The research, according to CBC, also determines that how skin patch in the latest of the technology of this field, going further everything currently present. Sarach Fecht determines that the skin patch can do things other available devices can't.

At first, it may seem complicated a bit but a video on YouTube better explains the skin patch. John A. Rogers explains exactly how the skin patch sweat monitoring works in this video.

He starts by pointing out the interesting and significant prospects of sweat and explains the ease of sweat accessibility and how it can be no invasively gathered. He also explains how significant biomarkers are stored in it which can tell a lot about the health of the person and then he explains the mission and goal of the team he's leading of creating a skin patch to catch sweat.

Fellman's article explains that the skin patch device was checked on two different groups of bicyclists in order to study and check its effectiveness. One group performed cycling in an indoor fitness facility while the other rode a long distance to create a real scenario. The results of the test and study showed that throughout the activity the path did not malfunction or lose adhesion.

Interesting opportunities can be created with the skin patch in the future. Its possibility of being used in disease diagnosis is brought up by Fellman in his article. Jessica Berman explains how this skin patch is being geared to the athletes and how its possible scope can be broadened with ease in the possible future.