The medical industry is often a leader when it comes time to leverage new innovations. Today, let’s consider a new example that will enhance patient comfort in medical wearables enabled by printed electronics.
As one example, we see Henkel and Linxens are collaborating to integrate self-regulating heating elements into medical wearable devices.
Within the collaboration, the companies are leveraging roll-to-roll screen printing technology. Printed electronics allows the production of flexible circuits screen printed on flexible foils such as PET, and with the converting onto a self-adhesive tape, it can be cut into the shape of a skin patch.
Here is how this can help:
Can be used for the development of highly complex and precise printed electronic designs.
Integrated into skin patches, which are thin, comfortable, and optimized for medical applications.
Used in various healthcare and wellness contexts, such as for pain relief or temperature-controlled drug delivery.
Looking to the future, we are going to see greater collaboration aimed at heightening innovation in various industries, including medical. This is simply a glimpse into what the future might look like with new innovations in healthcare.
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