Soft, sticky, stretchable biosensors can pick up signals through hair, sweat, bending and stretching

MedicalXpress | Jul 28, 2026

Biosensors have revolutionized home health care over the past two decades. Devices like wearable heart rate and blood glucose monitors are giving people with chronic health conditions the information and assurance they need to maintain an active lifestyle. But even the best sensors are limited by their ability to sustain skin contact through the rigors of physical activity.