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New smart fabrics from bio-active inks monitor body and environment by changing color

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New smart fabrics from bio-active inks monitor body and environment by changing color TuftsNow Researchers at Tufts University’s School of Engineering have developed biomaterial-based inks that respond to and quantify chemicals released from the body (e.g. in sweat and potentially other biofluids) or in the surrounding environment by changing color. The inks can be screen printed onto textiles such as clothes, shoes or even face masks in complex patterns and at high resolution, providing a detailed map of human response or exposure. READ MORE

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