It’s a sweaty job, and someone’s gotta do it, and that someone is the new experimental smart ring that takes sweat measurement, and uses those readings to monitor things like blood glucose, ketones, and even alcohol levels. Scientists at the University of California, San Diego have come up with a new experimental smart ring that has the capabilities to monitor a variety of different health-related metrics for wearers.
The ring can reportedly analyze sweat for a continuous 12 hours, but the researchers note that it would need at least a full 24 hours for measurements to be viable, as that’s how long is needed for conditions that are related to the metrics tracked by the ring. This ring is still in the development stages and the researchers confirm that they’re even working on a waterproof version, more like what you see from Oura as well as Samsung’s Galaxy Ring, while also trying to solve the issue of making the ring smaller. Researchers think the ring could serve as a non-invasive method for tracking certain medical conditions, which could make this an ideal wearable option for some people.
This smart ring uses “osmotic hydrogel polymer” to take sweat measurements
According to the researchers, who published the findings in the scientific research journal ‘Nature,’ the experimental ring tracks the different metrics by using a method that takes a “osmotic hydrogel polymer” and takes samples of your sweat to provide the metric data.
Compared to standard commercial smart rings you can currently buy of the shelf, this experimental ring provides more accurate readings. The researchers state that this ring continuously monitors four different biomarkers from sweat in real-time, allowing it to deliver actionable daily insights. What’s more is that it could seamlessly be integrated into a user’s daily routine. Provided it was smaller and more comfortable to wear for extended periods of time.
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