Researchers at the University of Toronto have created a medical
sensor that can be applied to the skin like a temporary tattoo.
The Dec. 3, 2012 news item on ScienceDaily notes, A medical
sensor that attaches to the skin like a temporary tattoo could
make it easier for doctors to detect metabolic problems in
patients and for coaches to fine-tune athletes’ training
routines. And the entire sensor comes in a thin, flexible
package shaped like a smiley face. “We wanted a design that
could conceal the electrodes,” says Vinci Hung, a PhD candidate
in the Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences at UTSC
[University of Toronto Scarborough], who helped create the new
sensor. “We also wanted to showcase the variety of designs that
can be accomplished with this fabrication technique.” The Dec.
3, 2012 University of Toronto news release by Kurt Kleiner,
which originated the news item, provides details about how the
sensor/tattoo is fabricated and how it functions on the skin,
The new tattoo-based solid-contact io