University of Washington engineers developed wearable disposable paper sensor that detects heart beat, finger and eyeball movement, and more

Briefing

February 23, 2018

Briefing	Paper Sensor – University of Washington engineers created new disposable paper sensor that can detect heart beat, finger force, finger movement, eyeball movement, and more How It Is Made – Makes tissue paper conductive by dissolving in carbon nanotube-laced water, with horizontal and vertical fibers in sensor aiding in detecting direction of tears in paper Advantages – Creates light, flexible, and inexpensive sensors suitable for one-time use Laboratory Experiment – Work conducted in laboratory, with researchers looking for potential commercial applications Patent Filing – Patent for technology filed in December 2017
Accelerator	Internet-of-Things, Mobile and Wearable Devices
Sector	Healthcare/Health Sciences, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment
Organization	University of Washington
Source	Holtz, J., "Tissue paper sensors show promise for health care, entertainment, robotics", University of Washington, http://www.washington.edu/; AcceleratingBiz analysis
Original Publication Date	February 12, 2018

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