Wearable Bioadhesive Ultrasound—Innovation and Translation

Continuous imaging of internal organs over days could provide unprecedented information about one’s health and diseases and shed new insights into developmental biology. However, this is unattainable with existing wearable devices. Here we report a bioadhesive ultrasound (BAUS) device, which consists of a thin and rigid ultrasound probe robustly adhered to the skin via a soft, tough, anti-dehydrating and bioadhesive couplant. The BAUS device provides 48-hour continuous and simultaneous imaging of multiple organs including blood vessels, muscle, heart, gastrointestinal tract, diaphragm, and lung for the first time. This talk will focus on the innovation and clinical and commercial translation of bioadhesive ultrasound technology.