CES: Wearables steal the show

Imagine having a skin lab on demand, wherever you are. Xsensio is doing just that with the Lab-on-Skin device, that sits on top of one’s skin.

The device continuously reads one’s biochemistry in real-time to reveal a broad range of biochemical parameters. It does this by using the sweat at the surface of the skin to notify the user of electrolytes and metabolites, hormones and proteins. Xsensio says it does this with the precision of a blood test and the convenience and real-time feedback of a wearable.

Thanks to its modular platform, the chip can address a wide range of health and wellness applications in sports, wellness, and elderly care. It can be integrated into next-generation skin patches, wristbands or smartwatches.
The device was developed at the Nanolab of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

Xsensio provided the following information on features. The Lab-on-Skin device:

• is highly miniaturised (10’000 sensor array fits on a 0.1mm footprint, consuming around 100 microWatts),
• is highly sensitive (down to sub-picomolar concentration levels),
• relies on highly-scalable manufacturing processes, using semi-conductor fabs,
• can be integrated into wearable products and skin patches, for 24/7 monitoring,
• relies on just a few nanoliters of sweat, and hence does not require any artificial stimulation.

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