Samsung creates a patch with OLED technology that monitors our physical activity

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Samsung creates a patch with OLED technology that monitors our physical activity
samsung creates a patch with oled technology that monitors our

Technology is not only advancing in the usual direction of the evolution of electronic components that we can wear or that can accompany us in the environment of our home. Rather, it is increasingly common to see devices that integrate perfectly into our body, adhering to our body to be able to monitor our activity as if it were a wearable, such as a bracelet or a smart watch. And that is what Samsung has now developed, with a novel OLED technology applied to this complicated environment.

OLED technology on your skin

We are talking about the extreme evolution of wearables, to such an extent that it could merge with our skin in the future. The preliminary idea is to create an OLED screen that can be connected to our wrist, and wear it as if it were a watch. This screen, being connected to our body through the wrist, could monitor all our physical activity in real time throughout the day and night. Researchers at the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) have developed this stretchable OLED screen technology. It is not only a screen, but also integrates sensors and mechanisms to be able to perform electrocardiograms on users.

Stretchable OLED display on the wrist Samsung

Thanks to this sensor, similar to the one worn by current watches and bracelets, this screen embedded in our skin will be able to obtain the same measurements. In research, this OLED screen has been connected to the inside of the wrist near the radial artery. And the result has been satisfactory, since the usual movement of the wrist has not influenced the position of the wrist, nor has it dislodged the screen from its place. This screen was stretched by 30% with the movement of the wrist, maintaining reliable results on physical activity. The real test was whether this material could withstand many stretches in the movement of the hands.

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And researchers have been able to confirm that this has endured up to 1,000 stretches before showing malfunctions, both the screen and the biometric sensor. A technology that will not only be used as a wearable to wear while we exercise, but also to improve medical treatments and patient follow-up. All thanks to a technology that on the wrist will feel like one more part of our body. Logically we are talking about a technology that is still embryonic, which is not expected to be available to all users for several years.

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