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Biosensor tattoos
Imagine your tattoo not just as art, but as a health monitor. NSF's Discovery Files Podcast explores the future with Dmitry Kireev, assistant professor at UMass Amherst, on developing graphene biosensor tattoos for next-generation health tracking.
April 22, 2024
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