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Readers Show Massive Interest in Medical Adhesive Patch Developed through Henkel Collaboration

An adhesive patch developed to help monitor patients’ breathing and heart rate has drawn massive interest over the past couple of weeks.

By Susan Sutton
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Henkel developed the electrodes and conductive inks for the smart patch.
May 11, 2020

An adhesive patch developed to help monitor patients’ breathing and heart rate has drawn massive interest over the past couple of weeks (Henkel Collaboration Enables Remote Monitoring of COVID-19 Patients): “In collaboration with six medical and technology companies, Henkel has developed a smart health patch that allows continuous, remote, and wireless monitoring of patients’ heartbeat and respiration. Initially set up to monitor the vital functions of patients with heart failure and epilepsy, the product will soon be tested for the use of monitoring coronavirus patients in a Belgian hospital. The partners aim to further roll out the technology over the next month to respond to a potential new coronavirus surge in autumn.

“The ‘COVID-19 smart patch’ is the result of a collaboration between the Belgian companies Byteflies, Melexis, Quad Industries, Televic, and Z-Plus, as well as the Belgian departments of Henkel and Nitto. Henkel reports that all partners provided expertise and technology components for the 15-cm-long adhesive patch, which can easily applied to the left side of the chest. The patch was developed for skin-friendly medical use and contains electrodes and conductive inks to register vital signs.

“A ‘sensor dot’ located in the center of the patch collects the patient’s vital signs and wirelessly sends the data to the cloud. A mini temperature sensor will also be integrated soon. The healthcare center’s nurses and the patient’s general practitioner or specialist can then access this cloud data on a user-friendly platform. Thus, the patch can improve patients’ follow-up at home and reduces time and effort for medical stuff in data management. Henkel reports that it developed the electrodes and conductive inks for the patch, which can be used for five days rather than just one day.

“‘The innovative smart patch demonstrates the huge potentials of printed electronics applications and the power of collaborative approaches in the market,’ said Stijn Gillissen, global head of Printed Electronics at Henkel. ‘At the moment most COVID-19 patients’ vital signs are recorded manually. The staff in hospitals and care homes need to take these vital signs several times a day and then process the data manually. Our system has the potential to save them a lot of time and reduce the amount of times they are exposed to possible infection.’”

Are your company’s innovations being used to fight COVID-19? Please send your news to me at suttons@bnpmedia.com.


Top 5 News that Sticks for May 3-9

  1. Henkel Collaboration Enables Remote Monitoring of COVID-19 Patients
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  2. Net Sales for Avery Dennison Essentially Flat in First Quarter of 2020
  3. 3M Reports 2.7% Increase in Sales for 2020 First Quarter
  4. ACTEGA to Increase Production Capacity for Overprint Varnishes
  5. Kraton Receives EcoVadis Gold-Level Sustainability Rating

This weekly roundup highlights the adhesives, sealants, and coatings-related news stories that garnered the most attention during the previous week on our website, as well as our eNewsletters and social media platforms.

KEYWORDS: adhesives in medical/dental bio-based materials COVID-19 financial results general business protective coatings

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Susan Sutton is the former Editor-in-Chief of Adhesives & Sealants Industry.

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