Engineers at Texas A&M University have created a new material that mimics human skin and can be 3D printed. The development was called “electronic skin” and E-skin, reports Mail.ru with reference to Advanced Functional Materials (AFM).
The material consists of nanoengineered hydrogels with tunable electronic and temperature biosensing capabilities.
The creators of E-skin believe that this material can be used to create wearable medical devices that constantly monitor a person's health and improve the quality of life of people with disabilities.
The authors of the development note that E-skin has a number of advantages over existing bioelectric devices. Firstly, E-skin is more flexible and elastic, which permits it to adhere better to the skin. Secondly, E-skin has higher electrical conductivity, which permits for more accurate measurements of physical signals.