Military, security applications
The university said such tattoos may also have military and security applications, such as in detecting explosives.
Such tattoos can detect chemical compounds while tuning out others, it said.
In the meantime, the researchers are testing the durability of the technology via hand-washing with soap, mechanical strain, and response over extended durations of wear, including during exercise.
"That’s because the device must maintain its sensing capability through the rigors of normal wear and tear," it said. — TJD, GMA News
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