# 165. Sticker to Monitor Your Internal Organs

- Show: [The Next Byte Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast)
- Published: 2024-03-12
- Length: 21m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2024-03-12-165-sticker-to-monitor-your-internal-organs
- Listen: https://the-next-byte-wevolver.simplecast.com/episodes/165-sticker-to-monitor-your-internal-organs-P2nNXwsy

## Summary

Daniel and Forbode discuss an MIT research team's development of a flexible ultrasound sticker capable of monitoring the stiffness of internal organs to assess health. The hosts explain how the device uses a hydrogel layer to bridge the gap between a flexible adhesive base and rigid transducers, allowing for continuous, non-invasive monitoring of conditions like kidney transplant rejection. They highlight the potential for this technology to replace bulky hospital equipment, reduce patient discomfort, and enable remote home monitoring for disease progression.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2024-03-12-165-sticker-to-monitor-your-internal-organs#t=0) Introduction and Smart Textiles Sponsor
- [3:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2024-03-12-165-sticker-to-monitor-your-internal-organs#t=217) MIT Ultrasound Sticker Technology
- [7:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2024-03-12-165-sticker-to-monitor-your-internal-organs#t=430) Organ Stiffness and Health Monitoring
- [9:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2024-03-12-165-sticker-to-monitor-your-internal-organs#t=572) Kidney Transplant Applications
- [13:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2024-03-12-165-sticker-to-monitor-your-internal-organs#t=824) Future Potential and Home Monitoring

## Topics

- [Medical & health devices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/medical-devices)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- MIT (company)
- Mouser (company)
- Harvard Medical School (company)
- Theranos (company)
- Star Trek (other)

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