Cardiovascular Business May 2, 2023
Engineers with the University of Texas at Austin (UT) have developed a flexible, ultrathin “e-tattoo” heart monitor that delivers both electrocardiogram (ECG) and seismocardiogram (SCG) readings to help identify early warning signs of heart disease. The device runs on a small battery that lasts more than 40 hours on a single charge.
The design represents a significant update of an earlier version of e-tattoo technology UT researchers shared back in 2019. This new and improved version is wireless, for instance, and it conforms to a user’s chest in a less intrusive manner than previous prototypes.
The team behind the device published their initial findings with this updated design in Advanced Electronic Materials, noting that the e-tattoo’s “good wearability and...
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