If you’re a patient who has had to wear more a holter monitor more than once, then one of the things you remember from the first time are those pesky electrodes – those sticky pads that connect to the skin & tear off a circular clump of hair when taking them off. Some of you may have even had local skin reactions to the holter monitor electrodes, right?

Well, there’s some relief on the way. Scientists have found a way to make sensors that do not require direct skin contact. Not only that… they can be worn longer. These sensors can even be embedded in a thin vest. Your holter monitor will then detect cardiac activity through a T-shirt and can be worn for a week or more.

These sensors can be used for EEGs too – monitoring the brain – but instead of a vest, it’s a headband. Stylin’.

You can check out the article from Technology review here: Biosensors Comfortable Enough to Wear 24-7

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