Smart Fabrics Monitor Body by Changing Color

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  • TBMG-37348
Published August 01, 2020 by Tech Briefs Media Group in United States
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Researchers have developed biomaterial-based inks that respond to and quantify chemicals released from the body (e.g., in sweat and potentially other biofluids) or in the surrounding environment by changing color. The inks can be screen printed onto textiles such as clothes, shoes, or even face masks in complex patterns and at high resolution, providing a detailed map of human response or exposure.