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Wristband changes colour when exposed to UV rays

Team produced different versions of the wristband for 6 different skin tones

25-Sep-2018

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Wristband had been developed by Australian university researchers. 

Paper bracelet is printed with light-sensitive ink. 

Wristband sends signals UV exposure to the wearer with smiley and frowny face symbols. 

Team used the mixture of lactic acid and PMA (phosphomolybdic acid) as an ink.

The study was published in Nature Communications.

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Nature Communications

Journal covering all topics in physics, chemistry, and biology.

RMIT University

Australian Institute of technology.

Vipul Bansal

Director of Ian Potter NanoBioSensing Facility at RMIT University.

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