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In-ear electrophysichochemical sensing

An integrated array of sensors can be seamlessly incorporated into a generic earphone, for the simultaneous monitoring of electrophysiological and electrochemical signals.

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Fig. 1: An in-ear array of sensors for electrophysiological and electrochemical monitoring.
Fig. 2: Continuous sensing of electrophysiological and electrochemical signals.

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Xiao, X., Zhou, Y., Yin, J. et al. In-ear electrophysichochemical sensing. Nat. Biomed. Eng 7, 1207–1209 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41551-023-01097-z

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