https://www.wearabletechnologyinsights.com/tag/217/electronic-skin-patches IDTechEx provides independent analysis on the development and application of RFID, Printed Electronics, Photovoltaics and Energy Harvesting en Copyright (C) IDTechEx Ltd Producing streamlined devices to measure a number of medical biometrics and creating modern and efficient wearable products are some of the latest achievable possibilities with printed electronics. LOPEC 2026 saw companies showcasing their latest printed electronics technologies emerging into the market.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/printed-electronics-in-the-medical-wearables-space-lopec-2026/34478?rsst2id=217https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/printed-electronics-in-the-medical-wearables-space-lopec-2026/34478?rsst2id=217Thu, 12 Mar 2026 ZZZl.schuett@idtechex.com (Lily-Rose Schuett) IDTechEx's expansive portfolio of advanced materials and critical minerals research reports provides a range of technologies from graphene and carbon nanotubes to conductive inks and advanced coatings. This article covers some of their main applications and use considerations.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/graphene-cnts-and-coatings-next-generation-advanced-materials/34401?rsst2id=217https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/graphene-cnts-and-coatings-next-generation-advanced-materials/34401?rsst2id=217Tue, 17 Feb 2026 ZZZl.schuett@idtechex.com (Lily-Rose Schuett) Enhancing the relationship between people's health and wellbeing and the global movement of digitalization with the use of wearables will allow for a wider understanding of health conditions or the optimization of communication. This article explores different device types and their use cases.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/digitalization-and-health-data-with-wearable-technology/34274?rsst2id=217https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/digitalization-and-health-data-with-wearable-technology/34274?rsst2id=217Tue, 20 Jan 2026 ZZZl.schuett@idtechex.com (Lily-Rose Schuett) Translating the body's signals into readable measurements or partaking in the enjoyment of gaming are ever-expanding possibilities with streamlined and accessible wearable devices. This article explores a wide range of wearables, including smart watches, glasses, mouthguards, glucose patches, VR headsets, and brain computer interfaces.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/watching-the-body-tick-making-calculated-moves-with-wearables/34063?rsst2id=217https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/watching-the-body-tick-making-calculated-moves-with-wearables/34063?rsst2id=217Mon, 24 Nov 2025 ZZZl.schuett@idtechex.com (Lily-Rose Schuett) Accessing health metrics during any hour of the day is becoming the new norm as wearable technology is gaining traction and becoming increasingly widespread. This article covers some of the most popular wearable types alongside some newer, emerging applications.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/watches-sensing-heartrate-and-glasses-as-display-screens/33922?rsst2id=217https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/watches-sensing-heartrate-and-glasses-as-display-screens/33922?rsst2id=217Thu, 23 Oct 2025 ZZZl.schuett@idtechex.com (Lily-Rose Schuett) Around the clock access to health metrics, made accessible by wearable devices for consumers, is revolutionizing fitness optimization and healthcare in a non-invasive way. This article covers different wearable devices, and the many types of sensors and their primary applications.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/the-trend-of-wearables-and-continuous-health-data-access/33810?rsst2id=217https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/the-trend-of-wearables-and-continuous-health-data-access/33810?rsst2id=217Thu, 25 Sep 2025 ZZZl.schuett@idtechex.com (Lily-Rose Schuett) Achieving continuity and efficiency with biometrics and health data can be achieved with wearables. This article explores some of the main devices in the wearables market today including smart watches, and others which are emerging, such as smart gumshields.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/comfortable-and-continuous-data-monitoring-with-wearables/33619?rsst2id=217https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/comfortable-and-continuous-data-monitoring-with-wearables/33619?rsst2id=217Fri, 08 Aug 2025 ZZZl.schuett@idtechex.com (Lily-Rose Schuett) Wednesday 3 July 2024 - Introduction to the broad family of conductive inks; Status and outlook for the dominant conductive ink type, silver flake-based ink, including an assessment of current demand and a ten-year forecast; Overview of emerging applications; Critical assessment of the outlook for non-silver inks such as stretchable/thermoformable inks and copper inks.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/upcoming-webinar-key-emerging-applications-for-conductive-inks/31264?rsst2id=217https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/upcoming-webinar-key-emerging-applications-for-conductive-inks/31264?rsst2id=217Thu, 20 Jun 2024 ZZZa.garrington@idtechex.com (Annick Garrington) Conductive ink business is inherently wonderfully diverse. This has allowed the industry to rejuvenate itself time and time again and to remain very relevant through generations of product lifecycles.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/conductive-inks-hybrid-electronics-in-mold-electronics-skin-patches/20534?rsst2id=217https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/conductive-inks-hybrid-electronics-in-mold-electronics-skin-patches/20534?rsst2id=217Fri, 24 Apr 2020 ZZZKhasha@IDTechEx.com (Dr Khasha Ghaffarzadeh) IDTechEx identifies top future technologies in healthcare. With demographic changes such as the aging of the population, they forecast there to be strong growth in technologies that help healthcare providers manage the growing burden on the healthcare system while maintaining high quality care.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/technologies-for-the-future-of-healthcare/20040?rsst2id=217https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/technologies-for-the-future-of-healthcare/20040?rsst2id=217Fri, 06 Mar 2020 ZZZnadia@IDTechEx.com (Dr Nadia Tsao) Cardiovascular disease (CVD) must be better managed for patient care to improve. The protocols for monitoring patients are rapidly evolving. Historically, patients who fall ill are required to travel in order to visit a general practitioner or hospital. This procedure may soon become a thing of the past.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/remote-patient-monitoring-is-the-future-of-cvd-management/19683?rsst2id=217https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/remote-patient-monitoring-is-the-future-of-cvd-management/19683?rsst2id=217Fri, 07 Feb 2020 ZZZi.debacker@idtechex.com (Dr Ivan De Backer) There is dramatic change in some industries, with leading printed electronics vendors moving quickly to capitalize on the new sought after capabilities. These opportunities will be addressed at the Printed Electronics Europe exhibition and conference in Berlin on 13 - 14 May (register by 23 January to save 40%).https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/printed-electronics-the-opportunities-are-coming-thick-and-fast/19476?rsst2id=217https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/printed-electronics-the-opportunities-are-coming-thick-and-fast/19476?rsst2id=217Wed, 22 Jan 2020 ZZZr.das@IDTechEx.com (Raghu Das) Wearable technology devices seek to provide value in the augmentation of the wearer by design and function. From this perspective, electronic skin patches are a particularly interesting device type, anchoring the device to the skin in order for it to achieve a specific function.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/skin-patches-take-centre-stage-at-the-idtechex-show/18546?rsst2id=217https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/skin-patches-take-centre-stage-at-the-idtechex-show/18546?rsst2id=217Fri, 25 Oct 2019 ZZZj.hayward@IDTechEx.com (James Hayward) IDTechEx, leading market and technology research firm, have released their most comprehensive report covering the wearable technology industry. "Wearable Technology Forecasts 2019-2029" includes historic market data back to 2010 and 10-year market forecasts for 48 different types of wearable electronic product. It includes dedicated and detailed chapters covering each of the key product areas within this diverse space, including smartwatches and fitness trackers, AR, VR & MR, electronic skin patches, smart clothing, hearables (including headphones and hearing aids) and more.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/idtechex-research-releases-definitive-report-on-wearable-technology/17824?rsst2id=217https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/idtechex-research-releases-definitive-report-on-wearable-technology/17824?rsst2id=217Tue, 30 Jul 2019 ZZZj.hayward@IDTechEx.com (James Hayward) IDTechEx Research identifies opportunities in the growing $7.5 billion market for Electronic Skin Patches. IDTechEx Research has released a detailed update on their bestselling market research report "Electronic Skin Patches 2019-2029" Skin patches are arguably the most interesting, diverse and promising category within the entire wearable technology market.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/the-growing-7-5-billion-market-for-electronic-skin-patches/17421?rsst2id=217https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/the-growing-7-5-billion-market-for-electronic-skin-patches/17421?rsst2id=217Wed, 12 Jun 2019 ZZZj.hayward@IDTechEx.com (James Hayward)