WEARABLE NANOPATCHES

Skin-mounted sensors can detect deadly gases, monitor the body or deliver life-saving drugs

1 SENSOR ARRAY

Miniature sensors can detect anything from touch and temperature to chemicals in the air.

2 FLEXIBLE MATERIALS

Nanomaterials mixed with fabrics or polymers create flexible sheets that can move with the body.

3 SELF-POWERED

Nanogenerators harvest electricity from friction, heat, sound, vibration and even wind or blood flow.

4 DRUG DELIVERY

Patch-mounted pumps can deliver life-saving treatments, like insulin for diabetes.