They may not have much in common with inked messages of love, yet electronic tattoos could help save lives. Here’s how.
At first glance, it looks no different than the multi-coloured butterflies inked on to countless shoulders. Yet there’s a lot more to this tattoo than meets the eye. Affixed to a patient’s skin, it allows vital data and healthcare information to be monitored remotely, transmitting it directly to the doctor responsible. It is packed with sensors and could prove a flexible, practical and non-invasive solution for post-operation monitoring. The solution offers major potential, and could also be used in areas beyond healthcare, such as measuring sports performance or managing objects remotely. Stuck to someone’s neck, it could analyze the vibrations of their vocal cords and transmit simple orders (left, right, start, stop, etc.) to an object or a video console. Society is only just getting to grips with the Internet of things, and it seems we are already looking to the Internet of the body. Perhaps time to look at the tattoo in an entirely new light.
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Wonderful if used to help save lives, but not so good, if misused.