BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Researchers develop a soft-sensing device that can detect skin disorders
This simple electromechanical device can be used for deep tissue pathology diagnosis, in an automated & non-invasive fashion
Non-invasive wearable health monitors have seen a lot of innovations in the last few years. And they might very well be the next big thing in Healthtech. The last time I talked about one such invention was a stamp-sized skin patch, which can monitor chemical, physical and electrophysiological signals in the body. Add to this a simple, non-invasive electromechanical device that can be used to monitor various skin disorders.
Researchers at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) in collaboration with scientists from and Northwestern University in the US have developed a device that could have future applications in the clinical evaluation of skin cancers and other dermatology diseases. The study published in the Journal of Nature Biomedical Engineering has shown promising results.
Although such electromechanical systems already exist that enable accurate and rapid measurements of soft tissues of the human body — which eventually leads to treatment of various disorders, their size & operation requires…
