Breathable electronics could continuously monitor our health

Scientists made wearable electrodes that are comfortable, breathable, and Tetris-compatible.↓↓More info and references below↓↓

Wearable electronics face a constant foe: sweat. To help sweat escape and reduce skin irritation caused by wearing devices for long periods, researchers have designed electrodes from porous materials, but they’re not always cheap and easy to make. Now, a team of scientists at the Institute of Advanced Materials and North Carolina State University have developed porous silver nanowire-based electrodes using a simple and cost-effective method. These ultrathin electrodes could be used to monitor health or even adapted into touch sensors for a game of Tetris.

Gas-Permeable, Ultrathin, Stretchable Epidermal Electronics with Porous Electrodes | ACS Nano

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