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Smart contact lenses for health monitoring

Electrically conductive contact lens host miniature computer displays, sensors to help monitor health

05-Feb-2016

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Researchers make biocompatible, conducting polymers at the nanoscale and grow them on a contact lens.

The fluids in the eye provide markers of a person's health.

The goal now is to build electrical sensors on a contact lens to sense in real time a person's well-being.

The research was published in the journal Applied Materials & Interfaces.

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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Journal providing information on advanced active and passive electronic/optical materials.

Drew Evans

Associate Professor at University of South Australia.

Future Industries Institute (FII)

Institute for research and innovation in engineering and the physical sciences.

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Vision (augmentation)