Wear and forget: An ultrasoft material for on-skin health devices

With cancer, diabetes and heart disease among the leading causes of disability and death in the United States, imagine a long-term, in-home monitoring solution that could detect these chronic diseases early and lead to timely interventions. Now, researchers may have a solution. They have created an ultrasoft 'skin-like' material -- that's both breathable and stretchable -- for use in the development of an on-skin, wearable bioelectronic device capable of simultaneously tracking multiple vital signs such as blood pressure, electrical heart activity and skin hydration.