Next generation of wearables
Designed and manufactured by the Rogers Lab in Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering, the soft, flexible bio-integrated lab is the next generation of wearable technology. Professor John Rogers’ lab couples perfectly with the skin to capture and analyze the chemistry of sweat – yet is as thin and flexible as a temporary tattoo. The lab reports on key biomarkers detected in sweat, communicates wirelessly, and can connect with other devices for a more comprehensive snapshot of the wearer’s health.
Sweat patch in new Gatorade ad
Download images and b-roll of John Rogers’ bio-integrated lab, the technology behind the patch Serena Williams wears in Gatorade’s new commercial.
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A bio-integrated lab. On the skin and inside the body
Animated video, featured in New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), showcases the wearable technology of today and tomorrow. This bio-integrated engineering and interconnected technology will provide continuous measurement of electrolyte loss, non-intrusive screening for disease, and in the future could go inside our bodies to correct an irregular heartbeat, improve the function of our brain, and achieve better control of our health.
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You put it on and forget it’s there. It’s almost like a second skin, completely non-irritating and bio-compatible.”
John Rogers Louis Simpson and Kimberly Querrey Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Neurological Surgery in the McCormick School of Engineering Executive Director of the Center for Bio-integrated Electronics in the Simpson Querrey Institute of BioNanotechnology
Published: December 21, 2018. Updated: December 08, 2020.
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