Smart technology now runs skin deep
From: Medical Design - 11/2011 - page 8

An ultra-thin skin-like patch that mounts directly onto the skin like a
temporary tattoo combines electronic components for sensing, medical
diagnostics, communications, and human-machine interfaces. 

The skin-mounted electronics have many biomedical applications, including EEG
and EMG sensors to monitor nerve and muscle activity. In addition to
gathering data, skin-mounted electronics could provide the wearers with added
capabilities. For example, patients with muscular or neurological disorders,
such as ALS, could use them to communicate or to interface with computers.
The researchers found that, when applied to the skin of the throat, the
sensors could distinguish muscle movement for simple speech. The researchers
have even used the electronic patches to control a video game, demonstrating
the potential for human-computer interfacing. 

Read the entire article at:
http://medicaldesign.com/engineering-prototyping/research-development/smart-technology-skin-deep-1111/index.html

Links:
Smart skin: Electronics that stick and stretch like a temporary tattoo
http://news.illinois.edu/news/11/0811skin_electronics_JohnRogers.html

John A. Rogers
http://www.matse.illinois.edu/faculty/rogers/profile.html