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A wireless wearable patch records a fragile baby’s every cry

Supple, unobtrusive sensors can provide valuable data on a newborn’s health.
Wireless sensors are displayed on a model neonate in the lab.

Battery-powered patches (blue) transmit many measurements, such as an infant’s vital signs and movements, without the need for a tangle of cables. Credit: Northwestern University

Soft, flexible electronic patches might one day replace the wires and monitors attached to critically ill premature babies.

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Nature 580, 10 (2020)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00805-y

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